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Malaga Financial (Malaga Financial) Pretax Margin % : 58.61% (As of Sep. 2007)


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What is Malaga Financial Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Malaga Financial's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2007 was $2.65 Mil. Malaga Financial's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2007 was $4.52 Mil. Therefore, Malaga Financial's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 was 58.61%.

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


MLGF's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 32.98
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.

Malaga Financial Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Malaga Financial'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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Malaga Financial Pretax Margin % Chart

Malaga Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06
Pretax Margin %
59.76 59.81 61.53 51.78 57.26

Malaga Financial Quarterly Data
Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07
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 59.94 53.68 57.86 57.76 58.61

Competitive Comparison of Malaga Financial's Pretax Margin %

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Malaga Financial'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.


Malaga Financial's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Malaga Financial's Pretax Margin % falls into.



Malaga Financial 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.

Malaga Financial's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2006 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2006 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2006 )
=9.354/16.337
=57.26 %

Malaga Financial's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Sep. 2007 )/Revenue (Q: Sep. 2007 )
=2.648/4.518
=58.61 %

* 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.


Malaga Financial  (OTCPK:MLGF) 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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Malaga Financial (Malaga Financial) Business Description

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Address
2514 Via Tejon, Palos Verdes Estates, CA, USA, 90274
Malaga Financial Corp is a full-service community bank. It bank is a real estate lender concentrating on financing apartments, construction projects, and single-family residences. Its operations are related to traditional banking activities, including the acceptance of deposits and the lending and investing of money. Its customers consist of individuals and small-to-midsize businesses located in the Palos Verdes Peninsula and adjoining areas of Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California.

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