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The Scotts Miracle Gro Co (The Scotts Miracle Gro Co) Profitability Rank : 7 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is The Scotts Miracle Gro Co Profitability Rank?

The Scotts Miracle Gro Co has the Profitability Rank of 7.

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

The Scotts Miracle Gro Co's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -13.26%. As of today, The Scotts Miracle Gro Co's Piotroski F-Score is 3.


Competitive Comparison of The Scotts Miracle Gro Co's Profitability Rank

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, The Scotts Miracle Gro Co'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.


The Scotts Miracle Gro Co's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, The Scotts Miracle Gro Co's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Scotts Miracle Gro Co's Profitability Rank falls into.



The Scotts Miracle Gro Co 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.

The Scotts Miracle Gro Co has the Profitability Rank of 7.

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.

The Scotts Miracle Gro Co'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 )
=-54.4 / 410.4
=-13.26 %

* 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

Warning Sign:

Piotroski F-Score of 3 is low, which usually implies poor business operation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

The Scotts Miracle Gro Co has an F-score of 3. 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.

Warning Sign:

The Scotts Miracle Gro Co operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -22.8%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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The Scotts Miracle Gro Co (The Scotts Miracle Gro Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
14111 Scottslawn Road, Marysville, OH, USA, 43041
Scotts Miracle-Gro is the largest provider of gardening and lawncare products in the United States. The majority of the company's sales are to large retailers that include Home Depot, Lowe's, and Walmart. Scotts Miracle-Gro can sell its products at a higher price point than its competition because of a well-recognized portfolio of brands that include Miracle-Gro, Roundup, Ortho, Tomcat, and Scotts. Scotts is also the leading supplier of cannabis-growing equipment in North America through its Hawthorne business.
Executives
Nancy G. Mistretta director 14111 SCOTTSLAWN ROAD, MARYSVILLE OH 43041
Kelly Thomas N Jr director C/O THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, 14111 SCOTTSLAWN ROAD, MARYSVILLE OH 43041
Hagedorn Partnerships L P 10 percent owner SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO PRODUCTS INC, 800 PORT WASHINGTON BLVD, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
James Hagedorn director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO C/O SCOTTS CO, 14111 SCOTTSLAWN ROAD, MARYSVILLE OH 43041
Julie Demuesy officer: SVP, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES 14111 SCOTTSLAWN RD, MARYSVILLE OH 43041
Mark D Kingdon director 14111 SCOTTSLAWN RD, MARYSVILLE OH 43041
Stephen L Johnson director 14111 SCOTTSLAWN ROAD, MARYSVILLE OH 43041
Edith Aviles director 14111 SCOTTSLAWN ROAD, MARYSVILLE OH 43041
Dimiter Todorov officer: EVP, GC & CORPORATE SECRETARY 14111 SCOTTSLAWN RD, MARYSVILLE OH 43041
Matthew E Garth officer: EVP & CFO 622 THIRD AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
David C Evans officer: EVP and CFO C/O THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, 14111 SCOTTSLAWN ROAD, MARYSVILLE OH 43041
Peter E Shumlin director 14111 SCOTTSLAWN ROAD, MARYSVILLE OH 43041
Brian E Sandoval director 14111 SCOTTSLAWN ROAD, MARYSVILLE OH 43041
James D King officer: EVP and CCO 14111 SCOTTSLAWN RD, MARYSVILLE OH 43041
Gerald Volas director C/O TREX COMPANY INC., 160 EXETER DRIVE, WINCHESTER VA 22603