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How Tucows Inc. stacks up
TCX · against 142 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
20/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #88 of 143 · scores higher than 39% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score11 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including TCX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 20?
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 81% of peers. Operating margin: -4.8% vs peer median 6.3%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 80% of peers. Return on assets: -1.7% vs peer median 2.9%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 80% of peers. Return on invested capital: -3.3% vs peer median 6.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = TCX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | TCX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 129 reported | -3.3% | 1.6% | 39% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 140 reported | -4.8% | 1.9% | 35% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 137 reported | -1.7% | 0.8% | 36% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 129 reported | Not reported | 2.8% | — | — | Context only |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 143 reported | 35.5% | 30.3% | 56% | 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 TCX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.1B MYR (≈$240M) | 99 | 75 | |
| 2 | 259M USD | 97 | 82 | |
| 3 | 12.9B JPY (≈$88M) | 96 | 75 | |
| 4 | 136M EUR (≈$149M) | 95 | 73 | |
| 5 | 29.8B JPY (≈$203M) | 90 | 66 | |
| 83 | 236.5B KRW (≈$170M) | 25 | 54 | |
| 83 | 281.4B KRW (≈$203M) | 25 | 22 | |
| 86 | 2.1B HKD (≈$268M) | 22 | 52 | |
| 86 | 8.2B TWD (≈$255M) | 22 | 22 | |
| 88 | 136M USD | 20 | 26 | |
| 89 | 1.3B HKD (≈$171M) | 19 | 38 | |
| 89 | 172M USD | 19 | 33 | |
| 91 | 6.9B TWD (≈$215M) | 18 | 49 | |
| 91 | 163M NZD (≈$98M) | 18 | 39 |
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