Westfield Trust (ASX:WFT) Net Margin % : 29.45% (As of Dec. 2003)

Westfield Trust Net Margin % Chart

Westfield Trust Semi-Annual Data
	Dec95	Dec96	Dec97	Dec98	Dec99	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03
Net Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial				58.75	64.06	45.62	53.35	29.45

Competitive Comparison of Westfield Trust's Net Margin %

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Westfield Trust's Net Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net 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.

Westfield Trust's Net Margin % Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Westfield Trust's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westfield Trust's Net Margin % falls into.

Westfield Trust Net Margin % Calculation

Net margin - also known as net profit margin is the ratio of Net Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Westfield Trust's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2002 is calculated as

Westfield Trust's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2003 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.

Westfield Trust  (ASX:WFT) Net Margin % Explanation

Although Net Income and Earnings-per-Share (EPS) are the most widely used parameter in measuring a company's profitability and valuation, it is the least reliable. The reason is that reported earnings can be manipulated easily by adjusting any numbers such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amotorization and non-recurring items.

But the long term trend of the net margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.

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