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Rackspace Hosting (Rackspace Hosting) Profitability Rank : 0 (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Rackspace Hosting Profitability Rank?

Rackspace Hosting 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

Rackspace Hosting's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 13.60%. As of today, Rackspace Hosting's Piotroski F-Score is 0.


Competitive Comparison of Rackspace Hosting's Profitability Rank

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Rackspace Hosting'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.


Rackspace Hosting's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Rackspace Hosting's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Rackspace Hosting 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.

Rackspace Hosting 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.

Rackspace Hosting's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2016 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2016 )
=70.2 / 516.2
=13.60 %

* 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

Rackspace Hosting has an F-score of 0. 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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Rackspace Hosting (Rackspace Hosting) Business Description

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Rackspace Hosting Inc was incorporated in Delaware in March 2000. The Company, through its operating subsidiaries, is a provider of cloud computing services, managing web-based IT systems for small and medium-sized businesses as well as large enterprises. It offers a portfolio of integrated IT solutions for common business needs, including for ecommerce, web content management, website hosting, data services, office mail and collaboration, and private clouds. It also offers advisory services for technology strategy, security and compliance, application assessment and migration, and DevOps automation. It offers its solutions across a variety of IT form factors, including multi-tenant public cloud, dedicated single-tenant servers, private cloud, and hybrid cloud - all delivered with a commitment to open and standard technologies. Its marketing activities include web-based paid and natural search, participation in technology trade shows, conferences and customer events, advertisements in traditional and electronic (web and email-based) media, and targeted regional public relations activities. Its trademark includes Rackspace, Fanatical Support, and RackConnect. The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax and various state, local, and international income taxes in numerous jurisdictions.
Executives
Alex Pinchev officer: EVP, Global Sales & Marketing BMC SOFTWARE INC, 2101 CITYWEST BLVD, HOUSTON TX 77042
Lila Tretikov director 149 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET, FLOOR 6, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
John E Harper director 2300 WEST PLANO PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75075
Joseph Saporito officer: Chief Accounting Officer
Kevin Costello director C/O ARIBA INC, 807 11TH AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Graham M Weston director, 10 percent owner 425 SOLEDAD SUITE 500, SAN ANTONIO TX 78205
Eugene V Defelice officer: SVP, General Counsel 1506 COVENTRY LANE SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Michael S Gilliland director 3720 BEVERLY DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75205
Still George J Jr director NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS, 525 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 800, PALO ALTO CA 94301
A Lanham Napier director, officer: CEO 701 W. CASTANO, SAN ANTONIO TX 78209
Palmer L Moe director 5000 WALZEM SAN ANTONIO TX 78218
Wells Fargo & Company/mn 10 percent owner 420 MONTGOMERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94163
Promod Haque 10 percent owner C/O NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS, 525 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 800, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Norwest Venture Partners Viii Lp 10 percent owner C/O NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS 525 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 800 PALO ALTO CA 94301
James J Goetz 10 percent owner C/O SEQUOIA CAPITAL, 2800 SAND HILL RD, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025

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