Metro Global Media (Metro Global Media) Pretax Margin % : -3.75% (As of Nov. 2001)

Metro Global Media Pretax Margin % Chart

Metro Global Media Annual Data
	Trend	May92	May93	May94	May95	May96	May97	May98	May99	May00	May01
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-1.63	-0.98	18.36	-6.36	-19.13

Metro Global Media Quarterly Data
	Feb97	May97	Aug97	Nov97	Feb98	May98	Aug98	Nov98	Feb99	May99	Aug99	Nov99	Feb00	May00	Aug00	Nov00	Feb01	May01	Aug01	Nov01
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-13.57	-1.76	-56.32	-7.84	-3.75

Competitive Comparison of Metro Global Media's Pretax Margin %

For the Entertainment subindustry, Metro Global Media'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.

Metro Global Media's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Metro Global Media's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Metro Global Media's Pretax Margin % falls into.

Metro Global Media 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.

Metro Global Media's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2001 is calculated as

Metro Global Media's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2001 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.

Metro Global Media  (GREY:MGMA) 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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