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Eastern Security & Protection Services (Eastern Security & Protection Services) Net Margin % : 28.34% (As of Jun. 2011)


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What is Eastern Security & Protection Services Net Margin %?

Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. Eastern Security & Protection Services's Net Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2011 was $0.75 Mil. Eastern Security & Protection Services's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2011 was $2.65 Mil. Therefore, Eastern Security & Protection Services's net margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2011 was 28.34%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Eastern Security & Protection Services's Net Margin % or its related term are showing as below:


EAST's Net Margin % is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 3.955
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Net Margin % only.

Eastern Security & Protection Services Net Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eastern Security & Protection Services'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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Eastern Security & Protection Services Net Margin % Chart

Eastern Security & Protection Services Annual Data
Trend Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10
Net Margin %
-25.00 -65.96 -20.22 -44.44

Eastern Security & Protection Services Quarterly Data
Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11
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 - - - 27.30 28.34

Competitive Comparison of Eastern Security & Protection Services's Net Margin %

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Eastern Security & Protection Services'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.


Eastern Security & Protection Services's Net Margin % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Eastern Security & Protection Services's Net Margin % falls into.



Eastern Security & Protection Services 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.

Eastern Security & Protection Services's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (A: Jun. 2010 )/Revenue (A: Jun. 2010 )
=-0.012/0.027
=-44.44 %

Eastern Security & Protection Services's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2011 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (Q: Jun. 2011 )/Revenue (Q: Jun. 2011 )
=0.75/2.646
=28.34 %

* 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.


Eastern Security & Protection Services  (OTCPK:EAST) 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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Eastern Security & Protection Services (Eastern Security & Protection Services) Business Description

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Eastern Security & Protection Services, Inc. sells, distributes, installs and maintains security and safety products and systems in China.

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