NoFire Technologies (NoFire Technologies) Operating Margin % : -99.64% (As of May. 2010)

NoFire Technologies Operating Margin % Chart

NoFire Technologies Annual Data
	Trend	Aug00	Aug01	Aug02	Aug03	Aug04	Aug05	Aug06	Aug07	Aug08	Aug09
Operating Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-192.10	-281.59	-70.95	-140.30	-107.64

NoFire Technologies Quarterly Data
	Aug05	Nov05	Feb06	May06	Aug06	Nov06	Feb07	May07	Aug07	Nov07	Feb08	May08	Aug08	Nov08	Feb09	May09	Aug09	Nov09	Feb10	May10
Operating Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-140.97	-80.79	-327.78	-33.33	-99.64

Competitive Comparison of NoFire Technologies's Operating Margin %

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, NoFire Technologies's Operating Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Operating 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.

NoFire Technologies's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, NoFire Technologies's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NoFire Technologies's Operating Margin % falls into.

NoFire Technologies Operating Margin % Calculation

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

NoFire Technologies's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2009 is calculated as

NoFire Technologies's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in May. 2010 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.

NoFire Technologies  (OTCPK:NFTI) Operating Margin % Explanation

Just like Gross Margin %, it is important to see a company maintains its operating margin over time. Among the same industry, a company with higher operating margin is more efficient in its operation. It is also more stable during industry slowdown or recessions. Peter Lynch prefers those with higher margins than those with lower margins.

Be Aware

Operating Margin % can be manipulated by adjusting the rate of depreciation, depletion and amortization (DDA).

If a company is facing competition, its Operating Margin % may decline. Often the Operating Margin % declines well before the company's Revenue or even profit decline. Therefore, Operating Margin % is a very important indicator of whether the company is facing problems.

For instance, by 2012, Nokia (NOK)'s problems were well known and its stock had lost more than 90% of its market value since 2007. But Nokia’s Operating Margin % had already been in decline since 2002, although its Earnings per Share (Diluted) were still rising. Investors who paid attention to Operating Margin % would have avoided this huge loss. The same can be said for Research-in-Motion (RIMM).

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