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Spire (SPIR) Profitability Rank : 0 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Spire Profitability Rank?

Spire has the Profitability Rank of 0.

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

Spire's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was -23.55%. As of today, Spire's Piotroski F-Score is 0.


Competitive Comparison of Spire's Profitability Rank

For the Solar subindustry, Spire'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.


Spire's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Spire 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.

Spire has the Profitability Rank of 0.

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.

Spire's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2014 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2014 )
=-0.881 / 3.741
=-23.55 %

* 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

Spire has an F-score of 0. 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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Spire (SPIR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
One Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, USA, 01730-2396
Spire Corp and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market engineered products and services. The company operates in two business areas namely capital equipment for the photovoltaic solar industry and biomedical. Its photovoltaic solar area produces, assembles and sells specialized equipment for the production of terrestrial photovoltaic modules from solar cells. The biomedical area provides surface treatments to the manufacturers of orthopedic and other medical devices. Additionally, the company provides training and assistance with module certification and solar factory management services. Further, it offers its products geographically across countries like the United States, Asia, Europe and Africa, and internationally.
Executives
David Gelbaum 10 percent owner, other: Co-Trustee 2309 SANTIAGO DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Monica Chavez Gelbaum 10 percent owner, other: Co-Trustee 2309 SANTIAGO DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Quercus Trust 10 percent owner 2309 SANTIAGO DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Richard Thomley officer: CAO and Corporate Controller C/O PRESSURE BIOSCIENCES, INC., 14 NORFOLK AVE., SOUTH EASTON MA 02375
James F Parslow officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O XENETIC BIOSCIENCES, INC., 99 HAYDEN AVENUE, SUITE 230, LEXINGTON MA 02421