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Swift Transportation Co (Swift Transportation Co) Pretax Margin % : 4.22% (As of Jun. 2017)


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What is Swift Transportation Co Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Swift Transportation Co's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $42 Mil. Swift Transportation Co's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $993 Mil. Therefore, Swift Transportation Co's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 4.22%.

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


SWFT's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 7.115
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.

Swift Transportation Co Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Swift Transportation Co'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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Swift Transportation Co Pretax Margin % Chart

Swift Transportation Co Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.07 6.23 5.83 7.49 5.33

Swift Transportation Co Quarterly Data
Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17
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 6.46 3.39 6.73 0.79 4.22

Competitive Comparison of Swift Transportation Co's Pretax Margin %

For the Trucking subindustry, Swift Transportation Co'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.


Swift Transportation Co's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Swift Transportation Co's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Swift Transportation Co's Pretax Margin % falls into.



Swift Transportation Co 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.

Swift Transportation Co's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2016 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2016 )
=214.969/4031.517
=5.33 %

Swift Transportation Co's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Jun. 2017 )/Revenue (Q: Jun. 2017 )
=41.918/993.058
=4.22 %

* 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.


Swift Transportation Co  (NYSE:SWFT) 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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Swift Transportation Co (Swift Transportation Co) Business Description

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Swift Transportation is the largest full-truckload carrier (74% of revenue) in the United States, with an effective fleet of more than 19,000 tractors across all its divisions, when including owner-operators. Following its acquisition of Central Refrigerated in 2013, it ranks among the top 10 temperature-controlled providers (8%). Swift also offers intermodal (9%), which competes with the likes of J.B. Hunt. In December 2010, Swift came public for a second time; founder Jerry Moyes had taken it private in 2007.

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