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Knowles (Knowles) Profitability Rank : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Knowles Profitability Rank?

Knowles 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

Knowles's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.51%. As of today, Knowles's Piotroski F-Score is 7.


Competitive Comparison of Knowles's Profitability Rank

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Knowles'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.


Knowles's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Knowles 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.

Knowles 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.

Knowles'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 )
=14 / 215.2
=6.51 %

* 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

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 7, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Knowles has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Warning Sign:

Knowles Corp operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -2.1%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Knowles (Knowles) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1151 Maplewood Drive, Itasca, IL, USA, 60143
Knowles Corp is engaged in the manufacturing of micro-acoustic microphones and balanced armature speakers, audio solutions, high-performance capacitors, and radio frequency filtering products. It operates in three segments; the Precision Devices segment specializes in the design and delivery of high-performance capacitor products and RF solutions, Medtech & Specialty Audio segment designs and manufactures microphones and balanced armature speakers used in applications and the Consumer MEMS Microphones segment designs and manufactures micro-electro-mechanical systems microphones and audio solutions used in applications. The majority of its revenue comes from the Consumer MEMS Microphones segment.
Executives
Raymond D. Cabrera officer: Senior VP, HR & CAO KNOWLES CORPORATION, 1151 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE, ITASCA IL 60143
Erania Brackett director C/O DENTSPLY SIRONA INC, 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Daniel J Crowley director 870 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Jeffrey Niew director, officer: President & CEO KNOWLES CORPORATION, 1151 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE, ITASCA IL 60143
Cheryl L Shavers director 400 COLLINS ROAD NE, M/S 124-323, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52498
John S. Anderson officer: Senior VP & CFO KNOWLES CORPORATION, 1151 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE, ITASCA IL 60143
Daniel J. Giesecke officer: Senior VP & COO KNOWLES CORPORATION, 1151 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE, ITASCA IL 60143
Bastarrica Air A. Jr. officer: Vice President & Controller 1151 MAPLEWOOD DR, ITASCA IL 60143-2071
Donald Macleod director
Michael S Wishart director SPANSION INC., 915 DEGUIGNE DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085-3836
Ronald Steven Jankov director 3875 FREEDOM CIRCLE, SUITE 900, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Didier Hirsch director 5301 STEVENS CREEK BOULEVARD, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Christian Scherp officer: Co-President, MCE KNOWLES CORPORATION, 1151 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE, ITASCA IL 60143
Ye Jane Li director 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012-8790
Michael S. Polacek officer: President, Intelligent Audio KNOWLES CORPORATION, 1151 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE, ITASCA IL 60143

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