Virgin Media (FRA:N5T) Net Margin % : 13.32% (As of Mar. 2013)

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What is Virgin Media Net Margin %?

Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. Virgin Media's Net Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2013 was €162 Mil. Virgin Media's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2013 was €1,214 Mil. Therefore, Virgin Media's net margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was 13.32%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Virgin Media's Net Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

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in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.53
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Virgin Media Net Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Virgin Media's Net Margin % can be seen below:

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Virgin Media Net Margin % Chart

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-22.75

-9.40

-3.65

1.90

69.57

Virgin Media Quarterly Data
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Net Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.70	6.30	12.06	255.55	13.32

Competitive Comparison of Virgin Media's Net Margin %

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Virgin Media's Net Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Margin % data, can be viewed below:

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Virgin Media's Net Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Virgin Media's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Virgin Media 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.

Virgin Media's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Net Margin	=	Net Income (A: Dec. 2012 )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2012 )
	=	3511.601	/	5047.788
	=	69.57 %

Virgin Media's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as

Net Margin	=	Net Income (Q: Mar. 2013 )	/	Revenue (Q: Mar. 2013 )
	=	161.736	/	1213.891
	=	13.32 %

Virgin Media (FRA:N5T) 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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Virgin Media Inc is engaged in the entertainment and communications business, being a quad-play provider of broadband internet, television, mobile telephony and fixed line telephony services that offer a variety of entertainment and communications services to residential and commercial customers throughout the U.K. The group is a provider of residential broadband internet, pay television and fixed line telephony services by number of customers. In addition, it provides a complete portfolio of voice, data and internet solutions to businesses, public sector organizations and service providers in the U.K. through Virgin Media Business. Its two reporting segments are Consumer and Business. Consumer segment includes the distribution of television programming over the cable network and the provision of broadband and fixed line telephone services to residential consumers, both on and off the cable network. The Consumer segment faces competition from BT, British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, or BSkyB, TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC, or TalkTalk, Vodafone, EE and O2. Business segment includes the voice and data telecommunication and internet solutions services that provide through its cable network and third party networks to businesses, public sector organizations and service providers. The Business segment is managed through Virgin Media Business offers a broad portfolio of voice, data and internet solutions to commercial and public sector organizations in the U.K., ranging from analog telephony to managed data networks and applications. Virgin Media Business competes primarily with traditional network operators such as BT and C&W. It also competes with regional providers, such as COLTTelecom Group PLC.

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