The historical rank and industry rank for Monarch Cement Co's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
MCEM'
s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.06 Med: 9.62 Max: 24.93
Current: 24.93
MCEM's Pretax Margin % is ranked better than 90.29% of 381
companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 7.37
vs MCEM: 24.93
Monarch Cement Co Pretax Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Monarch Cement 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.
Competitive Comparison of Monarch Cement Co's Pretax Margin %
For the Building Materials subindustry, Monarch Cement 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.
Monarch Cement Co's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Monarch Cement Co's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Monarch Cement Co's Pretax Margin % falls into.
Monarch Cement 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.
Monarch Cement Co's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year 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.
Monarch Cement Co (OTCPK:MCEM) 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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Monarch Cement Co (Monarch Cement Co) Business Description
Monarch Cement Co is principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of portland cement. The company's subsidiaries together are engaged in the ready-mixed concrete, concrete products, and sundry building materials business. Ready-mixed concrete is manufactured by combining aggregates with portland cement, water and chemical admixtures in batch plants. It is then loaded into mixer trucks and mixed in transit to the construction site where it is delivered to the contractor. The company groups its operations into two lines of business: Cement Business and Ready-Mixed Concrete Business, of which key revenue is derived from the Cement business segment.
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