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Viskase (Viskase) Profitability Rank : 6 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Viskase Profitability Rank?

Viskase has the Profitability Rank of 6.

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

Viskase's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 8.01%. As of today, Viskase's Piotroski F-Score is 3.


Competitive Comparison of Viskase's Profitability Rank

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Viskase'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.


Viskase's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Viskase's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Viskase 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.

Viskase has the Profitability Rank of 6.

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.

Viskase's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=8.388 / 104.724
=8.01 %

* 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

Viskase 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:

Viskase Companies Inc operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -11.9%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Viskase (Viskase) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
333 East Butterfield Road, Suite 400, Lombard, IL, USA, 60148-5679
Viskase Companies Inc together with its subsidiaries manufactures and distributes non-edible cellulosic food casings used to prepare and package processed meat products. It offers cellulose, fibrous, polyamide casings, and film under the brand NOJAX, VISCOAT, MOKE MASTER, COLOR MASTER, POLYJAX, and others. The company's geographical segments are located in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The majority of its revenue is derived from North America.

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