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Avista (Avista) Profitability Rank : 7 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Avista Profitability Rank?

Avista has the Profitability Rank of 7.

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

Avista's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 19.17%. As of today, Avista's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of Avista's Profitability Rank

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Avista'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.


Avista's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Avista's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Avista 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.

Avista 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.

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.

Avista'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 )
=99.194 / 517.36
=19.17 %

* 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

Avista has an F-score of 6 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.

Warning Sign:

Avista Corp operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -7.3%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Avista (Avista) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1411 East Mission Avenue, Spokane, WA, USA, 99202-2600
Avista Corp is an electric and natural gas utility company headquartered in Spokane, Washington. Avista primarily operates in the Pacific Northwest of the United States along with some operations in Juneau, Alaska. The company has two major business segments including Avista Utilities, which provides electric distribution and transmission, and natural gas distribution services in parts of eastern Washington and northern Idaho and also provides natural gas distribution service in parts of northeastern and southwestern Oregon. Avista Utilities has electric generating facilities in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana. AEL&P is a regulated utility providing electric services in Juneau, Alaska that is a wholly-owned subsidiary and the primary operating subsidiary of AERC.
Executives
Donald C Burke director C/O BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 40 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
James M Kensok officer: Vice President & CIO 1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Scott L Morris officer: Sr. Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
David J Meyer officer: Sr. VP & General Counsel 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Jason R Thackston officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Wayne O Manuel officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION, SPOKANE WA 99202
Mark T Thies officer: Sr. Vice President & CFO 1411 E. MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Kevin B Jacobsen director, other: Incoming Board Member 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Bryan Alden Cox officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Scott J Kinney officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Joshua D Diluciano officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Kevin J Christie officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Julie A. Bentz director, other: Incoming Board Member 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Sena M Kwawu director, other: Incoming Board Member 1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Heidi B Stanley other: Director Nominee 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99220-3727