TOR Minerals International (TOR Minerals International) Pretax Margin % : -3.72% (As of Dec. 2017)

TOR Minerals International Pretax Margin % Chart

TOR Minerals International Annual Data
	Trend	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-5.30	-1.59	-16.34	1.43	-3.72

TOR Minerals International Semi-Annual Data
	Dec98	Dec99	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-5.30	-1.59	-16.34	1.43	-3.72

Competitive Comparison of TOR Minerals International's Pretax Margin %

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, TOR Minerals International'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.

TOR Minerals International's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, TOR Minerals International's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where TOR Minerals International's Pretax Margin % falls into.

TOR Minerals International 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.

TOR Minerals International's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

TOR Minerals International's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 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.

TOR Minerals International  (OTCPK:TORM) 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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