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Pacific Online (HKSE:00543) Profitability Rank : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Pacific Online Profitability Rank?

Pacific Online 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

Pacific Online's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.32%. As of today, Pacific Online's Piotroski F-Score is 2.


Competitive Comparison of Pacific Online's Profitability Rank

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Pacific Online'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.


Pacific Online's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Pacific Online's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

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



Pacific Online 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.

Pacific Online 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.

Pacific Online'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 )
=38.161 / 458.656
=8.32 %

* 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 2 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

Pacific Online has an F-score of 2. 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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Pacific Online (HKSE:00543) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
115 Gaopu Road, National Software Park Base, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, CHN, 510663
Pacific Online Ltd is a provider of internet advertising services for different commodities in China. The Company has five specialized websites, namely PConline, PCauto, PClady, PCbaby, and PChouse, as well as an e-commerce portal. Its segments consist of PCauto, PConline, and Others. Maximum revenue is derived from PCauto which provides automobile-related content.

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