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CESC (BOM:500084) Profitability Rank : 7 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is CESC Profitability Rank?

CESC 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

CESC's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 14.67%. As of today, CESC's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of CESC's Profitability Rank

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, CESC'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.


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

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

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



CESC 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.

CESC 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.

CESC'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 )
=4760 / 32440
=14.67 %

* 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

CESC has an F-score of 6 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:

CESC Ltd operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -12.4%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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CESC (BOM:500084) Business Description

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Address
CESC House, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700 001
CESC Ltd is an Indian power utility company engaged in the generation and distribution of electricity. The company owns and operates a portfolio of energy-generating facilities that primarily utilize thermal fuel sources, such as coal. CESC sources its coal mainly from Indian mines either allocated to it by the Government of India or purchased in the marketplace. The company has also made efforts to expand its capacity through renewable energy sites that employ wind, hydro, and solar power. CESC generates the vast majority of its revenue from the sale of electricity to consumer households and commercial establishments in the state of West Bengal in India. Through its subsidiaries, the company is also involved in the retail, business process management, and infrastructure sectors.

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