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Backblaze (Backblaze) Profitability Rank

: 1 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Backblaze 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

Backblaze's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -40.45%. As of today, Backblaze's Piotroski F-Score is 2.


Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Backblaze'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.


Backblaze Profitability Rank Distribution

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

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



Backblaze 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.

Backblaze 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.

Backblaze'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 )
=-11.625 / 28.737
=-40.45 %

* 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

Backblaze 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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Backblaze (Backblaze) Business Description

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Address
500 Ben Franklin Ct, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94401
Backblaze Inc provides cloud storage services. The company offers services such as Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage which enables customers to store data, developers to build applications, and partners to expand their use cases. It is offered as a consumption-based Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and serves use cases including backups, multi-cloud, application development, and ransomware protection and Backblaze Computer Backup automatically backs up data from laptops and desktops for businesses and individuals. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
Executives
Tina Cessna officer: Senior VP, Engineering 500 BEN FRANKLIN CT., SAN MATEO CA 94401
Francis P Patchel officer: Chief Financial Officer 500 BEN FRANKLIN CT, SAN MATEO CA 94401
Investments Plc Tmt 10 percent owner 13 CASTLE STREET, ST. HELIER Y9 JE1 1ES
Gleb Budman director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks 500 BEN FRANKLIN CT, SAN MATEO CA 94401
Timothy M Nufire director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Cloud Officer 500 BEN FRANKLIN CT, SAN MATEO CA 94401
Brian K Wilson director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Technology Officer 500 BEN FRANKLIN CT, SAN MATEO CA 94401
Charles J. Jones 10 percent owner 500 BEN FRANKLIN COURT, SAN MATEO CA 94401
Kwok Hang Ng 10 percent owner 500 BEN FRANKLIN COURT, SAN MATEO CA 94401
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 10 percent owner 36 RAUL WALENBERG ST, TEL-AVIV L3 6136902
Whetstone Capital Advisors, Llc 10 percent owner 2001 SHAWNEE MISSION PARKWAY, SHAWNEE MISSION KS 66205
Jocelyn Carter-miller director 3698 NW 15TH STREET, LAUDERHILL FL 33311
An Evelyn D director 1301 NE 103RD STREET, MIAMI SHORES FL 33138
Earl E Fry director C/O INFORMATICA CORPORATION, 2100 SEAPORT BLVD., REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Barbara H Nelson director C/O QUANTUM CORP, 501 SYCAORE DR, MILPITAS CA 95035

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