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Telestone Technologies (Telestone Technologies) Net Margin % : -190.93% (As of Dec. 2012)


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What is Telestone Technologies Net Margin %?

Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. Telestone Technologies's Net Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2012 was $-10.55 Mil. Telestone Technologies's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2012 was $5.53 Mil. Therefore, Telestone Technologies's net margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was -190.93%.

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


TSTC's Net Margin % is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 2.695
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Telestone Technologies Net Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telestone Technologies'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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Telestone Technologies Net Margin % Chart

Telestone Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Net Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.95 17.44 18.96 13.69 -42.23

Telestone Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12
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 8.71 2.80 -7.35 -75.06 -190.93

Competitive Comparison of Telestone Technologies's Net Margin %

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Telestone Technologies'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.


Telestone Technologies's Net Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Telestone Technologies's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Telestone Technologies 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.

Telestone Technologies's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (A: Dec. 2012 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2012 )
=-24.445/57.892
=-42.23 %

Telestone Technologies's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2012 )/Revenue (Q: Dec. 2012 )
=-10.551/5.526
=-190.93 %

* 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.


Telestone Technologies  (OTCPK:TSTC) 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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Telestone Technologies (Telestone Technologies) Business Description

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Telestone Technologies Corp was organized under the laws of the State of Colorado in February 1987 under the name Shield Enterprises, Inc. In August 2004, TSTC reincorporated in the State of Delaware under the name Telestone Technologies Corporation. It provides access network solutions in China. The company's access network solutions include the research and development and application of access-network technology. In addition to its homegrown access-network equipment, which includes repeaters, antennas, and radio-frequency peripherals, the company offers project design, project management, installation, maintenance, and other after sales services to its customers. The company offers WFDS, a next generation wireless distribution system. WFDS is an all-optical network that combines the technologies of both wireless and optical telecommunications. As of December 31, 2011, it completed 499 WFDS installations. The company designs and sells electronic equipment used to provide access-network solutions to its customers. Many of these types of equipment, including WFDS products, RFPA products, passive components and base station antennas for 2G, 3G, Broadband access and CATV networks, are specialized active microwave components designed to meet the needs of its customers.The company provides systems integration services to its customers. The primary systems integration services provided to the company's customers are project design and engineering, specifically, the development and design of indoor and outdoor wireless signal complementary coverage solutions and their applied products. The company also markets its products to 29 countries, including the United States, Vietnam, Mexico, Brazil, Russia, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Ireland, Ecuador, Mongolia, South Africa, Turkey, Indonesia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Argentina, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, and Iceland.

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