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IPH (ASX:IPH) Profitability Rank : 9 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is IPH Profitability Rank?

IPH 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

IPH's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 21.29%. As of today, IPH's Piotroski F-Score is 4.


Competitive Comparison of IPH's Profitability Rank

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, IPH'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.


IPH's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



IPH 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.

IPH 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.

IPH's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=70.697 / 332.103
=21.29 %

* 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

IPH 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.

Warning Sign:

IPH Ltd operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -5.7%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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IPH Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
201 Sussex Street, Level 24, Tower 2, Darling Park, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
IPH provides intellectual property services through its subsidiaries: Spruson and Ferguson, Smart & Biggar, Robic, Pizzeys, Griffith Hack, Applied Marks, and AJ Park. These services include patent filing, prosecution, enforcement, management, design, trademarks, and more. The company's diverse client base consists of multinationals, public sector research organizations, and local businesses across various industries like healthcare, finance, engineering, and technology. Revenue streams mainly consist of professional fees (fixed) and volume-based fees (linked to the quantity of work performed). About 70% of revenue is derived from pre-existing work in the system, while 30% comes from new patent applications.

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