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How LivePerson, Inc. stacks up
LPSN · against 30 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
10/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #20 of 31 · scores higher than 37% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score4 peers with a profitability score of 10–19, including LPSN · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 10?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly because of its return on invested capital, operating margin and return on assets, which are weaker than most Technology peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 95% of peers. Return on invested capital: -31.8% vs peer median 6.8%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 86% of peers. Operating margin: -9.6% vs peer median 6.3%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 84% of peers. Return on assets: -2.5% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LPSN, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LPSN | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 27 reported | -31.8% | -9.6% | 19% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 31 reported | -9.6% | -0.2% | 40% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 30 reported | -2.5% | -0.7% | 45% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 27 reported | Not reported | -7.3% | — | — | Context only |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 31 reported | 71.8% | 30.8% | 97% | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LPSN| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.3B JPY (≈$63M) | 87 | 82 | |
| 2 | 315M MYR (≈$69M) | 74 | 65 | |
| 3 | 111M MYR (≈$24M) | 68 | 72 | |
| 4 | 466M SEK (≈$47M) | 64 | 76 | |
| 5 | 113M MYR (≈$25M) | 62 | 80 | |
| 16 | 47M EUR (≈$52M) | 20 | 23 | |
| 17 | 3.0B JPY (≈$21M) | 15 | 12 | |
| 18 | 74M USD | 12 | 11 | |
| 19 | 181M HKD (≈$23M) | 11 | 13 | |
| 20 | 38M USD | 10 | 8 | |
| 21 | 39.0B KRW (≈$28M) | 7 | 14 | |
| 21 | 467M HKD (≈$60M) | 7 | 45 | |
| 21 | 98M AUD (≈$65M) | 7 | 10 | |
| 24 | 194M HKD (≈$25M) | 6 | 31 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score