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Initio (Initio) Net Margin % : -86.76% (As of Jan. 2003)


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What is Initio Net Margin %?

Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. Initio's Net Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2003 was $-0.06 Mil. Initio's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2003 was $0.07 Mil. Therefore, Initio's net margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2003 was -86.76%.

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


INTO's Net Margin % is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 3.88
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Net Margin % only.

Initio Net Margin % Historical Data

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

* 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.

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Initio Net Margin % Chart

Initio Annual Data
Trend Apr94 Apr95 Apr96 Apr97 Apr98 Apr99 Apr00 Apr01
Net Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -0.83 -800.00 100.00 265.22 -417.33

Initio Quarterly Data
Apr98 Jul98 Oct98 Jan99 Apr99 Jul99 Oct99 Jan00 Apr00 Jul00 Oct00 Jan01 Apr01 Jul01 Oct01 Jan02 Apr02 Jul02 Oct02 Jan03
Net Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -79.79 -254.67 -4.26 -437.93 -86.76

Competitive Comparison of Initio's Net Margin %

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Initio'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.


Initio's Net Margin % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Initio's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Initio 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.

Initio's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2001 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (A: Apr. 2001 )/Revenue (A: Apr. 2001 )
=-2.721/0.652
=-417.33 %

Initio's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2003 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (Q: Jan. 2003 )/Revenue (Q: Jan. 2003 )
=-0.059/0.068
=-86.76 %

* 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.


Initio  (OTCPK:INTO) 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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Initio (Initio) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
350 West Passaic Street, Suite No. 2, Rochelle Park, NJ, USA, 07662
Initio Inc provides business and financial consulting. It is also engaged in investing and trading shares of publicly owned securities.

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