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Milestone Scientific (Milestone Scientific) Profitability Rank : 1 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Milestone Scientific Profitability Rank?

Milestone Scientific has the Profitability Rank of 1. 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

Milestone Scientific's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -87.57%. As of today, Milestone Scientific's Piotroski F-Score is 3.


Competitive Comparison of Milestone Scientific's Profitability Rank

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Milestone Scientific'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.


Milestone Scientific's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Milestone Scientific's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Milestone Scientific 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.

Milestone Scientific has the Profitability Rank of 1. 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.

Milestone Scientific'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 )
=-1.98 / 2.261
=-87.57 %

* 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

Warning Sign:

Piotroski F-Score of 3 is low, which usually implies poor business operation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Milestone Scientific has an F-score of 3. 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.

Warning Sign:

Milestone Scientific Inc operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -5.7%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Milestone Scientific (Milestone Scientific) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
425 Eagle Rock Avenue, Roseland, NJ, USA, 07068
Milestone Scientific Inc is engaged in pioneering proprietary, technological systems, and solutions for the medical and dental markets. It develops, manufactures, markets and sells the computer-controlled system for the improved and painless delivery of local anesthetic. The system is marketed in dentistry under the trademark CompuDent and in medicine under the trademark CompuMed. In addition, the company provides The Wand, a handpiece that allows dentists to provide painless injections for virtually various dental procedures, including routine cleanings and fillings, as well as implants, root canals, and crowns. The Company conducts its business through two reportable segments: Dental and Medical. Geographically all the operations of the firm function through the region of the U.S.
Executives
Peter J Milligan officer: President 1650 TYSONS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1700, MCLEAN VA 22102
Neal I Goldman director 170 SOUTHPORT DRIVE, MORRISVILLE NC 27560
Leslie Bernhard director C/O ADSTAR, INC., 488 S. ROYAL LANE, COPPELL TX 75019
Benedetta I Casamento director 200 CAMPUS DRIVE, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07932
Leonard Osser director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO
Leonard M Schiller director
Scott L. Kahn officer: Chief Financial Officer 425 EAGLE ROCK AVENUE, SUITE 403, ROSELAND NJ 07068
Giandomenico Trombetta director, 10 percent owner CORSO VENEZIA 44, MILAN L6 20121
Joseph D'agostino officer: CFO & COO C/O MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC., 220 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Jan Adriaan Haverhals officer: President 110 WHITE ROCK ROAD, APT. 3304, VERONA NJ 07044
Brent W Johnston officer: President C/O MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC., 220 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE SUITE 102, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Michael Mcgeehan director C/O MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Edward J. Zelnick director C/O MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC., 220 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Daniel S Goldberger officer: President and CEO 24 CARPENTER ROAD, CHESTER NY 10918
Bp4 S.r.l. director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks CORSO VENEZIA 44, MILAN L6 20121

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