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Merafe Resources (JSE:MRF) Pretax Margin % : 19.89% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Merafe Resources Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Merafe Resources's Pre-Tax Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R891 Mil. Merafe Resources's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R4,478 Mil. Therefore, Merafe Resources's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 19.89%.

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

JSE:MRF' s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -34.71   Med: 14.95   Max: 28.87
Current: 25.46


JSE:MRF's Pretax Margin % is ranked better than
87.05% of 857 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 0.57 vs JSE:MRF: 25.46

Merafe Resources Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merafe Resources'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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Merafe Resources Pretax Margin % Chart

Merafe Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -34.71 -28.15 28.87 24.56 25.46

Merafe Resources Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 35.30 29.81 18.39 30.69 19.89

Competitive Comparison of Merafe Resources's Pretax Margin %

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Merafe Resources'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.


Merafe Resources's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Merafe Resources's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Merafe Resources's Pretax Margin % falls into.



Merafe Resources 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.

Merafe Resources's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=2353.256/9242.341
=25.46 %

Merafe Resources's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=890.82/4477.924
=19.89 %

* 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.


Merafe Resources  (JSE:MRF) 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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Merafe Resources (JSE:MRF) Business Description

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Address
35 Ballyclare Drive, Building B, 2nd floor, Ballyoaks Office Park, Bryanston, ZAF, 2191
Merafe Resources Ltd through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Merafe Ferrochrome and Mining Proprietary Limited, participates in chrome mining and the beneficiation of chrome ore into ferrochrome. The Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture (Venture) operates five ferrochrome smelters, twenty-two ferrochrome furnaces, and nine mines, situated in the North-West, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa. The company has operating mines namely, Waterval mine; Marikana West; and Kroondal Gemini. The Group has one reportable segment being the mining and beneficiation of chrome ore into ferrochrome and associated minerals.

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