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RPX (RPXC) Profitability Rank : 0 (As of Mar. 2018)


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What is RPX Profitability Rank?

RPX has the Profitability Rank of 0.

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

RPX's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was 0.95%. As of today, RPX's Piotroski F-Score is 0.


Competitive Comparison of RPX's Profitability Rank

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, RPX'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.


RPX's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, RPX's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where RPX's Profitability Rank falls into.



RPX 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.

RPX 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.

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.

RPX's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2018 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2018 )
=0.639 / 67.121
=0.95 %

* 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

RPX has an F-score of 0. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

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


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RPX (RPXC) Business Description

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RPX Corp is a U.S.-based company that offers patent aggregation solutions. The company acquires patents and licenses to patents that are already or can possibly be asserted against the company's existing and potential clients, and after that, the company licenses these patents to clients, in a bid to help clients reduce patent litigation risks, obtain cost-effective licenses, and control patent-risk management costs. The firm's revenue primarily stems from the subscription fees paid by clients under agreement, the premiums earned from insurance policies, and management fees. The company generates most of its revenue from the United States, Japan, and Korea.
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