Compuware (FRA:CWR) Net Margin % : 5.35% (As of Sep. 2014)

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What is Compuware Net Margin %?

Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. Compuware's Net Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was €7.1 Mil. Compuware's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was €132.6 Mil. Therefore, Compuware's net margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 5.35%.

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

FRA:CWR' s Net Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -14.19 Med: 11.28 Max: 21.36
Current: 9.07

FRA:CWR's Net Margin % is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.85 vs FRA:CWR: 9.07

Compuware Net Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Compuware's Net Margin % can be seen below:

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Compuware Net Margin % Chart

Compuware Annual Data

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Net Margin %

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15.78

15.34

8.75

-2.38

9.93

Compuware Quarterly Data
	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14
Net Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															9.46	9.99	138.50	0.03	5.35

Competitive Comparison of Compuware's Net Margin %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Compuware's Net Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Margin % data, can be viewed below:

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Compuware's Net Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Compuware's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Compuware 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.

Compuware's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

Net Margin	=	Net Income (A: Mar. 2014 )	/	Revenue (A: Mar. 2014 )
	=	51.755	/	521.107
	=	9.93 %

Compuware's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Net Margin	=	Net Income (Q: Sep. 2014 )	/	Revenue (Q: Sep. 2014 )
	=	7.101	/	132.613
	=	5.35 %

Compuware (FRA:CWR) 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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Compuware (FRA:CWR) Business Description

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http://www.compuware.com

Compuware Corp a Michigan corporation was incorporated in 1973. The Company delivers services and software that enable its customers' important technologies to perform at their peak. It delivers the solutions through software that is installed and run on its customers' owned hardware and applications and through a Software as a Service ('SaaS') model accessed via its hosted networks. It has six business segments: Application Performance Managemen (APM), Mainframe, Changepoint, Uniface, Professional Services and Covisint Application Services ('Covisint'). Its Compuware Application Performance Management ('Compuware APM') consists of its solutions for optimizing the performance of web, non-web, mobile, streaming and cloud applications. Its Mainframe Software Products improve the productivity of development, maintenance and support teams in application analysis, testing, defect detection and remediation, fault management, file and data management, data compliance and application performance management in the IBM z/OS environment. Its Changepoint software combines professional services automation with project portfolio management capabilities to give customers complete visibility into projects, investments and resources for informed business planning and financial control. Its Uniface solution is Compuware's Rapid Application Development environment for building, renewing and integrating some of the complex enterprise applications. Its Covisint application services provide a cloud engagement platform for enabling organizations to securely connect, engage and collaborate with large, distributed communities of customers, business partners and suppliers. Its products and services are used by the IT departments and lines of business of a of commercial and government organizations. Its competitors include BMC Software Inc., CA, Inc., International Business Machines ('IBM'), Hewlett-Packard Company, Keynote Systems, Inc., Accenture, Computer Sciences Corporation, HP Enterprise Services, Analysts International Corporation and Infosys Technologies.

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