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LSL Property Services (LSE:LSL) Profitability Rank : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is LSL Property Services Profitability Rank?

LSL Property Services 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

LSL Property Services's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.94%. As of today, LSL Property Services's Piotroski F-Score is 2.


Competitive Comparison of LSL Property Services's Profitability Rank

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, LSL Property Services'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.


LSL Property Services's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, LSL Property Services's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LSL Property Services's Profitability Rank falls into.



LSL Property Services 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.

LSL Property Services 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.

LSL Property Services'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 )
=5.709 / 71.924
=7.94 %

* 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

LSL Property Services 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.

Warning Sign:

LSL Property Services PLC operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -3.7%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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LSL Property Services (LSE:LSL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Newcastle House, Albany Court, Newcastle Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, GBR, NE4 7YB
LSL Property Services PLC provides residential property services to consumers. The Estate Agency and Related Services segment provides services related to the sale and letting of residential properties, Financial Services segment reflects the Financial Services income generated from the Estate Agency segment. The Surveying and Valuation Services segment provides valuations and professional survey services for residential properties. Some of the company offerings include residential sales, lettings, surveying, conveyancing and advice on mortgages and non-investment insurance products. Geographically all the business is operated in the UK and it derives the majority of its revenue from the Estate Agency and Related segment.

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