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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (XKLS:2445) Profitability Rank : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Profitability Rank?

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

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

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.58%. As of today, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Piotroski F-Score is 3.


Competitive Comparison of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Profitability Rank

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd'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.


Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Profitability Rank falls into.



Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd 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.

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

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.

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd'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 )
=483.502 / 5636.052
=8.58 %

* 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 3 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

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd has an F-score of 3. 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.

Good Sign:

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (XKLS:2445) Business Description

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Address
No. 1, Jalan S.P. Seenivasagam, Wisma Taiko, Ipoh, PRK, MYS, 30000
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd harvests oil palm and rubber plantations in Southeast Asia. On top of utilizing the plantations, the company manufactures fatty acids and alcohols, oleochemicals, soaps, rubber gloves, and other specialty chemicals and is also engaged in the business of Property development. Its reportable segments include, Plantation, Manufacturing, Property Development , Investment Holding and Others. Majority of the revenue is generated from its manufacturing segment which is involved in manufacturing of oleochemicals, non-ionic surfactants and esters, rubber gloves, parquet flooring products, pharmaceutical products, storing and distribution of bulk liquid, refining of palm products, kernel crushing and trading of palm products.

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