Response Oncology (Response Oncology) Net Margin %

Response Oncology Annual Data
	Trend	Dec92	Dec93	Dec94	Dec95	Dec96	Dec97	Dec98	Dec99	Dec00	Dec01
Net Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					4.12	-13.57	-1.25	-11.02	-43.52

Response Oncology Quarterly Data
	Jun97	Sep97	Dec97	Mar98	Jun98	Sep98	Dec98	Mar99	Jun99	Sep99	Dec99	Mar00	Jun00	Sep00	Dec00	Mar01	Jun01	Sep01	Dec01	Mar02
Net Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-3.87	-2.82	-2.39	-186.40	-4.01

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Response Oncology'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.

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Response Oncology's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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

Response Oncology 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.

Response Oncology's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2001 is calculated as

Response Oncology's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2002 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.

Response Oncology  (GREY:ROIX) 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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