The historical rank and industry rank for Premiere Global Services's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
PGI's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 5.81 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.
Premiere Global Services Pretax Margin % Historical Data
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Premiere Global Services's Pretax Margin %
For the Telecom Services subindustry, Premiere Global Services'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.
Premiere Global Services's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Premiere Global Services's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Premiere Global Services's Pretax Margin % falls into.
Premiere Global Services 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.
Premiere Global Services's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 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.
Premiere Global Services (NYSE:PGI) 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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Premiere Global Services (Premiere Global Services) Business Description
Premiere Global Services Inc was incorporated in Florida in 1991 and reincorporated in Georgia in 1995. The Company provides cloud-based solutions that deliver multi-point, real-time virtual collaboration using video, voice, mobile, web streaming and file sharing technologies. Its solutions are available via desktops, tablets and mobile devices, helping businesses worldwide be more productive, mobile and environmentally responsible. The Company has a global presence in 25 countries on five continents and an established base of over 45,000 enterprise customers. In 2011, the Company began transitioning its business toward a software-as-a-service, or SaaS, model. The Company offers three primary software solutions: iMeet is the Companys next-generation, online meeting solution that lets people meet and collaborate face-to-face online anywhere, anytime, from any device; GlobalMeet is the Companys integrated conference calling and web conferencing solution; and GlobalMeet Audio is the Companys enterprise-class audio conferencing solution. Its software solutions are accessible via a suite of desktop and mobile applications, including its apps for the iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry and Android phones. They are also accessible via all market-leading Internet browsers on the web and the mobile web, as well as through access points embedded in third-party software applications. The Company markets its solutions globally through a multi-channel sales approach that includes direct sales, channel resellers, strategic technology partners and marketing alliances and are also available for purchase online. The markets for the Companys solutions are highly competitive, rapidly evolving and subject to changing technology, shifting customer needs and introductions of new products and services. It competes for customers based on product offerings, price, customer service, quality of user experience, ease of use, reliability, global capabilities, scalability, value-added functionality, security and integration with multiple operating systems and devices. The Company is subject to various federal, state, local and international laws regulating the provision of its services. The Company currently has 28 patents issued and 68 applications pending in the United States and internationally.
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