The historical rank and industry rank for Friedman Industries's Net Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
FRD'
s Net Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.69 Med: 2.99 Max: 9.06
Current: 1.27
FRD's Net Margin % is ranked worse than 60.88% of 611
companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 2.32
vs FRD: 1.27
Friedman Industries Net Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Friedman Industries'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.
Competitive Comparison of Friedman Industries's Net Margin %
For the Steel subindustry, Friedman Industries'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.
Friedman Industries's Net Margin % Distribution in the Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Friedman Industries's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Friedman Industries's Net Margin % falls into.
* 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.
Friedman Industries (AMEX:FRD) 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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Friedman Industries Inc is engaged in the manufacturing and processing of steel products. The company's operating segments include flat-roll products and Tubular Products. It generates maximum revenue from the flat-roll products segment. The company's products and services include Temper Pass, Cut-To-Length, Whole Coils, Toll Processing, Electric Resistance Welded Pipe (ERW), New Mill Secondary, and Pipe Finishing Services.
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