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Hayden Hall (Hayden Hall) Pretax Margin % : -179.18% (As of Sep. 2003)


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What is Hayden Hall Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Hayden Hall's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2003 was $-0.83 Mil. Hayden Hall's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2003 was $0.46 Mil. Therefore, Hayden Hall's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2003 was -179.18%.

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


HYDN's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 2.375
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Hayden Hall Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hayden Hall'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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Hayden Hall Pretax Margin % Chart

Hayden Hall Annual Data
Trend Dec93 Dec94 Dec95 Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 42.05 -41.31 -31.18 -114.88 -178.80

Hayden Hall Quarterly Data
Dec98 Mar99 Jun99 Sep99 Dec99 Mar00 Jun00 Sep00 Dec00 Mar01 Jun01 Sep01 Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03
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 -94.31 -155.92 -200.77 -420.60 -179.18

Competitive Comparison of Hayden Hall's Pretax Margin %

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Hayden Hall'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.


Hayden Hall's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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Hayden Hall 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.

Hayden Hall's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2002 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2002 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2002 )
=-14.98/8.378
=-178.80 %

Hayden Hall's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2003 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Sep. 2003 )/Revenue (Q: Sep. 2003 )
=-0.826/0.461
=-179.18 %

* 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.


Hayden Hall  (GREY:HYDN) 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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Hayden Hall (Hayden Hall) Business Description

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Address
21300 Victory Boulevard, Suite 1200, Woodland Hills, CA, USA, 91367
Hayden Hall Inc is engaged in designing computer-networking systems and software products. These products form the basis for corporate and other telecommunication networks. The company's product includes internetworking products.

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