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Lyft (LYFT) Profitability Rank : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lyft Profitability Rank?

Lyft 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

Lyft's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -4.91%. As of today, Lyft's Piotroski F-Score is 5.


Competitive Comparison of Lyft's Profitability Rank

For the Software - Application subindustry, Lyft'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.


Lyft's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Lyft's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lyft 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.

Lyft 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.

Lyft'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 )
=-60.151 / 1224.585
=-4.91 %

* 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

Lyft 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.

Good Sign:

Lyft Inc operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Lyft (LYFT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
185 Berry Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94107
Lyft is the second-largest ride-sharing service provider in the U.S. and Canada, connecting riders and drivers over the Lyft app. Incorporated in 2013, Lyft offers a variety of rides via private vehicles, including traditional private rides, shared rides, and luxury ones. Besides ride-share, Lyft also has entered the bike- and scooter-share market to bring multimodal transportation options to users.
Executives
Kristin Sverchek officer: General Counsel and Secretary C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Lisa Blackwood-kapral officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
John Patrick Zimmer director, officer: President C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Erin Brewer officer: Chief Financial Officer MCKESSON CORPORATION, ONE POST STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Logan Green director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Prashant Aggarwal director C/O ARLO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 350 EAST PLUMERIA DR, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Mary Agnes Wilderotter director 115 ALPINE TERRACE, OAKLAND CA 94618
John David Risher director C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Dave Stephenson director C/O AIRBNB, INC., 888 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Janey Whiteside director C/O LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION, 595 MARKET ST., #200, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Elaine Paul officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Ashwin Raj officer: Head of Rideshare C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
David Lawee director C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Brian Keith Roberts officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 5000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Ariel M. Cohen director C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107