Biolife Sciences (Biolife Sciences) Net Margin % : -46.83% (As of May. 2008)

Biolife Sciences Net Margin % Chart

Biolife Sciences Quarterly Data
	Nov04	Feb05	May05	Aug05	Nov05	Feb06	May06	Aug06	Nov06	Feb07	May07	Aug07	Nov07	Feb08	May08
Net Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										-19.18	-16.13	-44.37	-30.16	-46.83

Competitive Comparison of Biolife Sciences's Net Margin %

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Biolife Sciences'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.

Biolife Sciences's Net Margin % Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Biolife Sciences's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Biolife Sciences's Net Margin % falls into.

Biolife Sciences 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.

Biolife Sciences's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2007 is calculated as

Biolife Sciences's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in May. 2008 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.

Biolife Sciences  (OTCPK:BLFE) 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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