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United American (United American) Net Margin % : 2.43% (As of Mar. 2008)


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What is United American Net Margin %?

Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. United American's Net Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2008 was $0.07 Mil. United American's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2008 was $2.72 Mil. Therefore, United American's net margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2008 was 2.43%.

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


UAMA's Net Margin % is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.29
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Net Margin % only.

United American Net Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for United American'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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United American Net Margin % Chart

United American Annual Data
Trend Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07
Net Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -92.45 -29.35 -3.07 3.50

United American Quarterly Data
Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08
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 0.57 5.62 0.05 6.53 2.43

Competitive Comparison of United American's Net Margin %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, United American'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.


United American's Net Margin % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, United American's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



United American 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.

United American's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (A: Dec. 2007 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2007 )
=1.062/30.321
=3.50 %

United American's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2008 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (Q: Mar. 2008 )/Revenue (Q: Mar. 2008 )
=0.066/2.72
=2.43 %

* 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.


United American  (OTCPK:UAMA) 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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United American (United American) Business Description

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Address
5201 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 800, Miami, FL, USA, 33126
United American Corp is a management company focusing on telecommunications and data technologies.

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