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Velan (TSX:VLN) Profitability Rank : 6 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is Velan Profitability Rank?

Velan has the Profitability Rank of 6.

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

Velan's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was -6.42%. As of today, Velan's Piotroski F-Score is 9999.


Competitive Comparison of Velan's Profitability Rank

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Velan'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.


Velan's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Velan's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Velan 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.

Velan has the Profitability Rank of 6.

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.

Velan's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Nov. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Nov. 2023 )
=-7.119 / 110.951
=-6.42 %

* 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

Velan has an F-score of 9999. 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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Velan (TSX:VLN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7007 Cote de Liesse, Montreal, QC, CAN, H4T 1G2
Velan Inc is an international manufacturer of industrial valves. It offers products such as Gate valves, check valves, cryogenic, steam traps, and others, which are used in various industries including power generation, oil, and gas, refining and petrochemicals, chemical, liquid natural gas (LNG) and cryogenics, pulp and paper, geothermal processes and shipbuilding. The company operates in various geographical regions: Canada, the United States, France, Italy, and Other countries.