Emtec (ETEC) Net Margin % : -2.52% (As of Feb. 2013)

Emtec Net Margin % Chart

Emtec Annual Data
	Trend	Mar03	Mar04	Mar05	Aug06	Aug07	Aug08	Aug09	Aug10	Aug11	Aug12
Net Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.63	0.77	-0.23	-2.00	-5.53

Emtec Quarterly Data
	May08	Aug08	Nov08	Feb09	May09	Aug09	Nov09	Feb10	May10	Aug10	Nov10	Feb11	May11	Aug11	Nov11	Feb12	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13
Net Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-5.73	-1.83	-17.02	-1.28	-2.52

Competitive Comparison of Emtec's Net Margin %

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Emtec'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.

Emtec's Net Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Emtec's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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

Emtec 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.

Emtec's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2012 is calculated as

Emtec's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 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.

Emtec  (OTCPK:ETEC) 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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