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Agent Information Software (Agent Information Software) Pretax Margin % : 1.43% (As of Dec. 2003)


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What is Agent Information Software Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Agent Information Software's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2003 was $0.02 Mil. Agent Information Software's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2003 was $1.33 Mil. Therefore, Agent Information Software's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2003 was 1.43%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Agent Information Software's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:


AIFS's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 2.375
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.

Agent Information Software Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Agent Information Software's Pretax 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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Agent Information Software Pretax Margin % Chart

Agent Information Software Annual Data
Trend Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03
Pretax Margin %
0.70 -18.09 -22.69 -2.21 5.32

Agent Information Software Quarterly Data
Dec99 Mar00 Jun00 Sep00 Dec00 Mar01 Jun01 Sep01 Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03
Pretax 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 -10.90 6.85 6.85 5.73 1.43

Competitive Comparison of Agent Information Software's Pretax Margin %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Agent Information Software'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.


Agent Information Software's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Agent Information Software's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Agent Information Software's Pretax Margin % falls into.



Agent Information Software 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.

Agent Information Software's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2003 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2003 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2003 )
=0.307/5.772
=5.32 %

Agent Information Software's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2003 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Dec. 2003 )/Revenue (Q: Dec. 2003 )
=0.019/1.329
=1.43 %

* 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.


Agent Information Software  (OTCPK:AIFS) 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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Agent Information Software (Agent Information Software) Business Description

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Address
760 East Francis Street, Units C & D, Ontario, CA, USA, 91761
Agent Information Software Inc provides software products and services that create, manage, publish, and access information content through the Internet or the web. The company offers data automation solutions to customers across multiple industries. Additionally, it also renders software as a service (SaaS), database subscriptions, software maintenance, and support contract services. The Company derives its revenues from various software subscriptions, maintenance and support services, licensing and other non-recurring services.