* 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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John Hancock Preferredome Fund II Pretax Margin % Chart
Competitive Comparison of John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's Pretax Margin %
For the Asset Management subindustry, John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax 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.
John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's Pretax Margin % falls into.
John Hancock Preferredome Fund II Pretax Margin % Calculation
Pretax margin - also known as pretax profit margin is the ratio of Pretax Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
* 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.
John Hancock Preferredome Fund II (NYSE:HPF) Pretax Margin % Explanation
The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.
The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.
It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.
The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.
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John Hancock Preferredome Fund II (John Hancock Preferredome Fund II) Business Description
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II is the United States based closed-end, diversified management investment company. Its primary objective is to provide a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. The fund's secondary investment objective is to provide growth of capital to the extent consistent with its primary investment objective. The fund's principal investment strategies include to invests a majority of its assets in preferred stocks and other preferred securities, including convertible preferred securities. Its portfolio composition consists of U.S preferred securities, common stocks, foreign preferred securities, corporate bonds, capital preferred securities and short-term investments.
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