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ERF Wireless (ERF Wireless) Pretax Margin % : 48.09% (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is ERF Wireless Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. ERF Wireless's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was $0.66 Mil. ERF Wireless's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was $1.36 Mil. Therefore, ERF Wireless's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 48.09%.

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


ERFB's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 3.59
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.

ERF Wireless Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for ERF Wireless'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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ERF Wireless Pretax Margin % Chart

ERF Wireless Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -62.05 -65.41 -101.45

ERF Wireless Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
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 -145.26 -38.79 -66.02 -60.37 48.09

Competitive Comparison of ERF Wireless's Pretax Margin %

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, ERF Wireless'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.


ERF Wireless's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, ERF Wireless's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ERF Wireless's Pretax Margin % falls into.



ERF Wireless 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.

ERF Wireless's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2013 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2013 )
=-7.26/7.156
=-101.45 %

ERF Wireless's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Sep. 2014 )/Revenue (Q: Sep. 2014 )
=0.655/1.362
=48.09 %

* 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.


ERF Wireless  (OTCPK:ERFB) 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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ERF Wireless (ERF Wireless) Business Description

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Address
13500 Noel Road, Suite 436, Dallas, TX, USA, 75240
ERF Wireless Inc provides critical infrastructure wireless broadband communications products and services to a broad spectrum of customers in primarily rural oil and gas exploration. It also provides high-quality broadband services and critical communications services to residential, oil and gas, educational, healthcare, and regional banks in rural areas utilizing. As a total comprehensive solutions provider, the group offers a wide array of critical communications services, including high-speed broadband, voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephone and facsimile service, and video security. The business activities generally function in the areas of North America.