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AECI (AECLY) Profitability Rank : 9 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is AECI Profitability Rank?

AECI has the Profitability Rank of 9. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

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

AECI's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.82%. As of today, AECI's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of AECI's Profitability Rank

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, AECI'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.


AECI's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, AECI's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



AECI 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.

AECI has the Profitability Rank of 9. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

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.

AECI'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 )
=69.877 / 1024.859
=6.82 %

* 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

AECI has an F-score of 6 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.

Warning Sign:

AECI Ltd operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -4%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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AECI (AECLY) Business Description

Address
Woodlands Drive, 24 The Woodlands, First Floor, AECI Place, Woodmead, Sandton, Johannesburg, ZAF, 2191
AECI Ltd manufactures and sells chemicals in five segments based on product type. AECI Mining segment, which generates majority of the revenue, sells explosives and mining-based chemicals to metals, coal, and diamond miners. AECI Chemicals segment supplies chemical raw materials to manufacturing, infrastructure, and industrial businesses. AECI Water segment provides integrated water treatment solutions, process chemicals and equipment solutions for a diverse range of applications. AECI Agri Health segment sell insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides to the agriculture industry. AECI Property Services & Corporate segment includes leasing and management in the office, industrial, and retail sectors.

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