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
Competitive Comparison of Proofpoint's Profitability Rank
For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Proofpoint'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.
Proofpoint's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Proofpoint's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Proofpoint's Profitability Rank falls into.
Proofpoint 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.
Proofpoint has the Profitability Rank of 0.
Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.
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.
* 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.
Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1
Proofpoint 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:
Proofpoint Inc operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank
Proofpoint Profitability Rank Related Terms
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Proofpoint Inc. is a provider of cloud-based security solutions to large- and mid-sized organizations in a wide range of industries. The firm's solutions are delivered through its security-as-a-service platform, which hosts an integrated set of on-demand data protection applications. These solutions include threat protection, incident response, regulatory compliance, archiving, governance, and secure communication capabilities. The company derives revenue from subscription fees and hardware, training, and professional services fees. A majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States.
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