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Daisy Group (FRA:PWH1) Pretax Margin % : -7.14% (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Daisy Group Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Daisy Group's Pre-Tax Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2014 was €-15.3 Mil. Daisy Group's Revenue for the six months ended in Sep. 2014 was €214.3 Mil. Therefore, Daisy Group's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was -7.14%.

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

FRA:PWH1' s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -225.27   Med: -7.16   Max: -4.92
Current: -6.17


FRA:PWH1's Pretax Margin % is not ranked
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 5.56 vs FRA:PWH1: -6.17

Daisy Group Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Daisy Group'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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Daisy Group Pretax Margin % Chart

Daisy Group Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -14.61 -7.41 -5.38 -6.70 -6.91

Daisy Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec03 Jun04 Dec04 Jun05 Dec05 Jun06 Dec06 Jun07 Dec07 Jun08 Dec08 Sep10 Mar11 Sep11 Mar12 Sep12 Mar13 Sep13 Mar14 Sep14
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -7.75 -5.61 -8.62 -5.25 -7.14

Competitive Comparison of Daisy Group's Pretax Margin %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Daisy Group'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.


Daisy Group's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Daisy Group's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Daisy Group's Pretax Margin % falls into.



Daisy Group 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.

Daisy Group's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Mar. 2014 )/Revenue (A: Mar. 2014 )
=-29.274/423.562
=-6.91 %

Daisy Group's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Sep. 2014 )/Revenue (Q: Sep. 2014 )
=-15.308/214.348
=-7.14 %

* 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.


Daisy Group  (FRA:PWH1) 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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Daisy Group (FRA:PWH1) Business Description

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Daisy Group PLC and its subsidiaries provide telecommunication and managed services to UK SME and mid-market businesses. It provides a combined product set including access, hosting, voice, managed services and mobile telephony. The Group's segments comprise Daisy Retail, Daisy Wholesale, and central costs. The Daisy Retail segment engages in the provision of integrated voice and data services to the small medium business market, The Daisy Wholesale segment supplies partners with billing, provisioning and business software solutions in addition to voice, lines and data services. Daisy Distribution provides a full range of mobile handsets and airtime tariffs from O2, Vodafone, Orange and T-Mobile via a dealer network and the Central segment consists of unallocated central activities.

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