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How Lesaka Technologies, Inc. stacks up
LSAK · against 505 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
30/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #279 of 506 · scores higher than 44% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score66 peers with a profitability score of 30–39, including LSAK · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 30?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly because of its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Technology peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 70% of peers. Operating margin: 1.8% vs peer median 6.3%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 70% of peers. Return on assets: 0.4% vs peer median 2.9%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 63% of peers. Return on invested capital: 3.0% vs peer median 6.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LSAK, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LSAK | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 467 reported | 3.0% | 2.7% | 52% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 500 reported | 1.8% | 3.2% | 45% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 496 reported | 0.4% | 1.1% | 43% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 481 reported | 1.4% | 3.3% | 43% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 506 reported | 32.2% | 27.1% | 60% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LSAK| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 604M AUD (≈$399M) | 100 | 80 | |
| 2 | 50.3B JPY (≈$342M) | 99 | 84 | |
| 2 | 1.1B MYR (≈$240M) | 99 | 75 | |
| 4 | 56.5B JPY (≈$384M) | 98 | 80 | |
| 4 | 60.1B JPY (≈$409M) | 98 | 72 | |
| 279 | 18.4B TWD (≈$571M) | 30 | 51 | |
| 279 | 20.2B TWD (≈$625M) | 30 | 43 | |
| 279 | 4.3B CNY (≈$596M) | 30 | 31 | |
| 279 | 2.7B CNY (≈$382M) | 30 | 33 | |
| 279 | 343M USD | 30 | 56 | |
| 287 | 3.4B CNY (≈$479M) | 29 | 40 | |
| 287 | 3.6B CNY (≈$499M) | 29 | 45 | |
| 287 | 2.9B CNY (≈$407M) | 29 | 35 | |
| 287 | 302M CHF (≈$347M) | 29 | 24 |
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