American Biltrite (American Biltrite) Net Margin % : -3.33% (As of Dec. 2011)

American Biltrite Net Margin % Chart

American Biltrite Annual Data
	Trend	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11
Net Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-0.48	-7.74	-7.06	28.35	-0.79

American Biltrite Quarterly Data
	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11
Net Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4.37	0.90	-1.01	0.16	-3.33

Competitive Comparison of American Biltrite's Net Margin %

For the Conglomerates subindustry, American Biltrite's Net Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Margin % 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.

American Biltrite's Net Margin % Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, American Biltrite's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Biltrite's Net Margin % falls into.

American Biltrite Net Margin % Calculation

Net margin - also known as net profit margin is the ratio of Net Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

American Biltrite's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

American Biltrite's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

* 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.

American Biltrite  (OTCPK:ABLT) Net Margin % Explanation

Although Net Income and Earnings-per-Share (EPS) are the most widely used parameter in measuring a company's profitability and valuation, it is the least reliable. The reason is that reported earnings can be manipulated easily by adjusting any numbers such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amotorization and non-recurring items.

But the long term trend of the net margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.

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