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National Breweries (LUS:NATBREW) Profitability Rank : 3 (As of . 20)


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What is National Breweries Profitability Rank?

National Breweries has the Profitability Rank of 3. 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

National Breweries's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in . 20 was %. As of today, National Breweries's Piotroski F-Score is 9999.


Competitive Comparison of National Breweries's Profitability Rank

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, National Breweries'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.


National Breweries's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, National Breweries's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



National Breweries 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.

National Breweries has the Profitability Rank of 3. 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.

National Breweries's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in . 20 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: . 20 ) / Revenue (Q: . 20 )
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* 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

National Breweries has an F-score of 9999. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

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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National Breweries (LUS:NATBREW) Business Description

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Address
Sheki Sheki Road, Plot No. 1609/10, P O Box 35135, Lusaka, ZMB
National Breweries PLC is engaged in the business of production, packaging, distribution, and selling of traditional beverages. Its brands include Chibuku Shake Shake, Chibuku Super, Chibuku 1.5l Bottle, and Chibuku Super Extra Malt.

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