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Lotus Resources (ASX:LOT) Profitability Rank : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lotus Resources Profitability Rank?

Lotus Resources has the Profitability Rank of 2. It has had trouble to make a profit.

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

Lotus Resources's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was %. As of today, Lotus Resources's Piotroski F-Score is 3.


Competitive Comparison of Lotus Resources's Profitability Rank

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Lotus Resources'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.


Lotus Resources's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Lotus Resources's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lotus Resources 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.

Lotus Resources has the Profitability Rank of 2. It has had trouble to make a profit.

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.

Lotus Resources'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 )
=-4.523 / 0
= %

* 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

Lotus Resources 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.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Lotus Resources (ASX:LOT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
140 St Georges Terrace, Level 20, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000
Lotus Resources Ltd is a mineral exploration company engaged in the development of interests in exploration and development projects in the resource industry in Australia and Malawi. Its operates in two geographical and business segments, that is Africa (Uranium) and Australia (Minerals). It holds an interest in the Kayelekera Uranium Project located in northern Malawi, 52km west (by road) of the provincial town of Karonga and 12km south of the main road that connects Karonga with the township of Chitipa to the west, and Hylea Cobalt Project is located over units of the western side of the Lachlan Orogen.

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