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Unitil (Unitil) Profitability Rank : 7 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Unitil Profitability Rank?

Unitil has the Profitability Rank of 7.

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

Unitil's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 21.45%. As of today, Unitil's Piotroski F-Score is 5.


Competitive Comparison of Unitil's Profitability Rank

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Unitil'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.


Unitil's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Unitil's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Unitil 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.

Unitil has the Profitability Rank of 7.

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.

Unitil'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 )
=27.8 / 129.6
=21.45 %

* 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

Unitil has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Warning Sign:

Unitil Corp operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.8%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Unitil (Unitil) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6 Liberty Lane West, Hampton, NH, USA, 03842-1720
Unitil Corp is a holding company, through its subsidiaries it is engaged in the local distribution of electricity and natural gas throughout its service territories in the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine. It reports three segments namely utility gas operations, utility electric operations, and non-regulated.
Executives
Todd R Diggins officer: Controller and CAO 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Anne L. Alonzo director 601 WEST FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 1600, SPOKANE WA 99201
Neveen F Awad director 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Justin Eisfeller officer: VP, IT & CTO 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Todd R Black officer: SR. VICE PRESIDENT 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Robert B Hevert officer: Senior Vice President 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Meissner Thomas P Jr officer: Sr. Vice President 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Daniel J Hurstak officer: Controller 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Winfield S Brown director 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Justine Vogel director 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03857
Suzanne Foster director 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Christine L Vaughan officer: SVP, Fin. & Regulatory Svcs 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Christopher J Leblanc officer: Vice President 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Elfner Albert H Iii director 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
David P Brownell director 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842

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