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
Competitive Comparison of Howmet Aerospace's Profitability Rank
For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Howmet Aerospace'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.
Howmet Aerospace's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry
For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Howmet Aerospace's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Howmet Aerospace's Profitability Rank falls into.
Howmet Aerospace 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.
Howmet Aerospace 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.
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.
* 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.
Piotroski F-Score is 8, indicates a very healthy situation.
The zones of discrimination were as such:
Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1
Howmet Aerospace has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
Good Sign:
Howmet Aerospace Inc operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank
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Howmet Aerospace (Howmet Aerospace) Business Description
Howmet Aerospace Inc produces products that are majorly used in aerospace, commercial transportation, and industrial and other markets. The company seeks to provide its customers with innovative solutions through offering differentiated products such as airfoils with advanced cooling and coatings for extreme temperature applications, specially designed fasteners for lightweight composite airframe construction, reduced assembly costs, and lightning strike protection and lightweight aluminum commercial wheels. It has four reportable segments namely, Engine Products, Fastening Systems, Engineered Structures and Forged Wheels.
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