First Bancorp of Indiana (First Bancorp of Indiana) Pretax Margin % : 18.17% (As of Mar. 2008)

First Bancorp of Indiana Pretax Margin % Chart

First Bancorp of Indiana Annual Data
	Trend	Jun98	Jun99	Jun00	Jun01	Jun02	Jun03	Jun04	Jun05	Jun06	Jun07
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					27.94	3.52	26.63	21.24	6.24

First Bancorp of Indiana Quarterly Data
	Jun03	Sep03	Dec03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															10.22	-7.65	9.82	12.24	18.17

Competitive Comparison of First Bancorp of Indiana's Pretax Margin %

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, First Bancorp of Indiana'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.

First Bancorp of Indiana's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, First Bancorp of Indiana's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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First Bancorp of Indiana 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.

First Bancorp of Indiana's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2007 is calculated as

First Bancorp of Indiana's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2008 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.

First Bancorp of Indiana  (OTCPK:FBPI) 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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