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HighCom (ASX:HCL) Profitability Rank : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is HighCom Profitability Rank?

HighCom has the Profitability Rank of 5.

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

HighCom's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -91.27%. As of today, HighCom's Piotroski F-Score is 2.


Competitive Comparison of HighCom's Profitability Rank

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, HighCom'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.


HighCom's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, HighCom's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



HighCom 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.

HighCom has the Profitability Rank of 5.

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.

HighCom'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 )
=-13.644 / 14.949
=-91.27 %

* 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 2 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

HighCom has an F-score of 2. 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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HighCom (ASX:HCL) Business Description

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3 Faulding Street, Symonston, ACT, AUS, 2609
HighCom Ltd comprises of its two distinct businesses HighCom Armor & HighCom Technology. HighCom Armor designs, manufactures, and supplies global military, law enforcement, and first responder customers with advanced personal protection ballistic products and solutions for Body Armour, Ballistic Helmets, and Composite Armour Panels & Platform Structures. HighCom Technology supplies Australian Defence and Security Agencies with Small Uncrewed Arial Systems (SUAS) and Sensor Payloads, and provides local Program, Project and Engineering Management, Systems Integration, Maintenance, Composite Repairs, and Logistics Support Services.

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