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MetroGas (BUE:METR) Profitability Rank : 4 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is MetroGas Profitability Rank?

MetroGas has the Profitability Rank of 4.

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

MetroGas's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -18.32%. As of today, MetroGas's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of MetroGas's Profitability Rank

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, MetroGas'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.


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

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

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



MetroGas 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.

MetroGas has the Profitability Rank of 4.

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.

MetroGas's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-11864 / 64744
=-18.32 %

* 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

MetroGas 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.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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MetroGas (BUE:METR) Business Description

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General Gregorio Araoz de Lamadrid 1360, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1267AAB
MetroGas SA is engaged in the utility sector. It is a gas distribution company engaged in the provision of natural gas distribution public services. The company is engaged in the commercialization and transportation of natural gas on behalf of or in association with third parties in Argentina. Its reporting segments include MetroGAS Distribution and MetroENERGIA Trading. The company generates maximum revenue from MetroGAS Distribution segment. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers.

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