S & B Industrial Minerals (ATH:ARBA) Net Margin % : 0.09% (As of Sep. 2012)

S & B Industrial Minerals Net Margin % Chart

S & B Industrial Minerals Annual Data
	Trend	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11
Net Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					5.94	3.43	0.57	3.06	4.51

S & B Industrial Minerals Quarterly Data
	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12
Net Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial							6.82	2.17	5.99	7.20	0.09

Competitive Comparison of S & B Industrial Minerals's Net Margin %

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, S & B Industrial Minerals'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.

S & B Industrial Minerals's Net Margin % Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, S & B Industrial Minerals's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where S & B Industrial Minerals's Net Margin % falls into.

S & B Industrial Minerals 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.

S & B Industrial Minerals's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

S & B Industrial Minerals's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 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.

S & B Industrial Minerals  (ATH:ARBA) 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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S & B Industrial Minerals (ATH:ARBA) Business Description