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Linc Energy (ASX:LNC) Profitability Rank : 0 (As of Dec. 2015)


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What is Linc Energy Profitability Rank?

Linc Energy 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

Linc Energy's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was -286.58%. As of today, Linc Energy's Piotroski F-Score is 2.


Competitive Comparison of Linc Energy's Profitability Rank

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Linc Energy'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.


Linc Energy's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Linc Energy's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Linc Energy 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.

Linc Energy 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.

Linc Energy's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2015 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2015 )
=-45.377 / 15.834
=-286.58 %

* 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

Linc Energy 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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Linc Energy (ASX:LNC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
32 Edward Street, Smellie & Company Building, Brisbane, QLD, AUS, 4000
Linc Energy Ltd engages in exploration, development, and production of conventional oil and gas and unconventional syngas through the utilization of its underground coal gasification technology. The company's gulf coast properties are spread across Texas and Louisiana and include various producing wells over active fields, both onshore and in shallow state waters. Its segments consist of Oil and Gas engaged in exploration, development, and production of traditional oil and gas assets in North America; Clean Energy engaged in development and commercialization of Coal-to-Liquids processes through the combined utilization of Underground Coal Gasification and Gas to Liquids technologies; and Shale oil engaged in exploration of the company's petroleum exploration tenements in South Australia.