Ultrapay Limited (ASX:ULT) Pretax Margin % : -2,353.42% (As of Dec. 2006)

Ultrapay Limited Pretax Margin % Chart

Ultrapay Limited Annual Data
	Trend	Jun97	Jun98	Jun99	Jun00	Jun01	Jun02	Jun03	Jun04	Jun05	Jun06
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-42.46	-19.22	10.09	-116.55	-2,429.24

Ultrapay Limited Semi-Annual Data
	Dec96	Jun97	Dec98	Jun99	Dec99	Jun00	Dec00	Jun01	Dec01	Jun02	Dec02	Jun03	Dec03	Jun04	Dec04	Jun05	Dec05	Jun06	Dec06
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial														-83.08	-157.70	-48.17	614.39	-2,353.42

Competitive Comparison of Ultrapay Limited's Pretax Margin %

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Ultrapay Limited'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.

Ultrapay Limited's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Ultrapay Limited's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Ultrapay Limited 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.

Ultrapay Limited's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2006 is calculated as

Ultrapay Limited's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2006 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.

Ultrapay Limited  (ASX:ULT) 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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