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BEST (BEST) Profitability Rank : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is BEST Profitability Rank?

BEST has the Profitability Rank of 2. It has had trouble to make a profit.

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

BEST's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -8.50%. As of today, BEST's Piotroski F-Score is 5.


Competitive Comparison of BEST's Profitability Rank

For the Trucking subindustry, BEST'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.


BEST's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, BEST's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



BEST 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.

BEST has the Profitability Rank of 2. It has had trouble to make a profit.

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.

BEST'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 )
=-26.614 / 313.192
=-8.50 %

* 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

BEST 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:

BEST Inc operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -59.4%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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BEST (BEST) Business Description

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Address
No. 18 Tangmiao Road, 2nd Floor, Block A, Huaxing Modern Industry Park, Xihu District, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, CHN, 310013
BEST Inc is a supply chain company. It provides a New Retail platform that offers technology-enabled integrated solutions such as supply chain management, express delivery, freight, merchandise sourcing, cross-border supply chain, last-mile, financial and value-added services. The Group operates in the following operating segments, Supply chain management services, Freight, Global and Others. The Others category principally relates to cross-border logistic coordination services. The majority of revenue generated from Freight segment.