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Ascendis Pharma A/S (Ascendis Pharma A/S) Profitability Rank

: 3 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Ascendis Pharma A/S has the Profitability Rank of 3. It has had trouble to make a profit.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

Ascendis Pharma A/S's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -26.59%. As of today, Ascendis Pharma A/S's Piotroski F-Score is 4.


Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Ascendis Pharma A/S's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Ascendis Pharma A/S Profitability Rank Distribution

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Ascendis Pharma A/S's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ascendis Pharma A/S's Profitability Rank falls into.



Ascendis Pharma A/S Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Ascendis Pharma A/S has the Profitability Rank of 3. It has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Ascendis Pharma A/S's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-39.925 / 150.166
=-26.59 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Ascendis Pharma A/S has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Good Sign:

Ascendis Pharma A/S operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Ascendis Pharma A/S (Ascendis Pharma A/S) Business Description

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Address
Tuborg Boulevard 12, Hellerup, DNK, DK-2900
Ascendis Pharma A/S is a biopharmaceutical company. It develops prodrug therapies with profiles to address large markets with unmet medical needs with its Transcon technology. The firm's product pipeline includes Transcon growth hormone, Transconpeptides, Transcon PTH, Transcon CNP, and others. It operates in North America, China, and Europe and derives the majority of its revenue from North America.