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Electronic Control Security (Electronic Control Security) Net Margin % : -336.84% (As of Mar. 2014)


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What is Electronic Control Security Net Margin %?

Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. Electronic Control Security's Net Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2014 was $-0.26 Mil. Electronic Control Security's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2014 was $0.08 Mil. Therefore, Electronic Control Security's net margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 was -336.84%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Electronic Control Security's Net Margin % or its related term are showing as below:


EKCS's Net Margin % is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 3.93
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Net Margin % only.

Electronic Control Security Net Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electronic Control Security's Net 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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Electronic Control Security Net Margin % Chart

Electronic Control Security Annual Data
Trend Jun04 Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13
Net Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -19.21 8.48 13.39 -69.13 -124.34

Electronic Control Security Quarterly Data
Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14
Net 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 -428.05 -1,641.30 -95.91 -437.10 -336.84

Competitive Comparison of Electronic Control Security's Net Margin %

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Electronic Control Security'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.


Electronic Control Security's Net Margin % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Electronic Control Security's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Electronic Control Security's Net Margin % falls into.



Electronic Control Security 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.

Electronic Control Security's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (A: Jun. 2013 )/Revenue (A: Jun. 2013 )
=-1.221/0.982
=-124.34 %

Electronic Control Security's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (Q: Mar. 2014 )/Revenue (Q: Mar. 2014 )
=-0.256/0.076
=-336.84 %

* 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.


Electronic Control Security  (OTCPK:EKCS) 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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Electronic Control Security (Electronic Control Security) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
790 Bloomfield Avenue, Building C-1, Clifton, NJ, USA, 07012
Electronic Control Security Inc is a single source security technology provider. It designs, manufactures, and supplies standalone and fully integrated state-of-the-art entry control and perimeter intrusion detection systems for the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, nuclear power stations, and various international customers. ECSI designs and interfaces commercial-off-the-shelf hardware, offering systems that are cost-effective and flexible to achieve a secure and normal environment for a facility. Its products are Advanced Radar Technologies; Water Infrastructure Sensing Equipment; Flight Line Security and Others.
Executives
Stephen Rossetti director 5408 DUVALL DR, BETHESDA MD 20816-1872
Gordon E Fornell director
Norman J Barta director C/O NEPHROS, INC., 3960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10032

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