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LookSmart Group (LookSmart Group) Net Margin % : 0.63% (As of Jun. 2017)


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What is LookSmart Group Net Margin %?

Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. LookSmart Group's Net Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $0.01 Mil. LookSmart Group's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $1.58 Mil. Therefore, LookSmart Group's net margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 0.63%.

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


LKST's Net Margin % is not ranked *
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: -1.735
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Net Margin % only.

LookSmart Group Net Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for LookSmart Group'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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LookSmart Group Net Margin % Chart

LookSmart Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Net Margin %
-136.52 -70.54 -16.64

LookSmart Group Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Jun17
Net Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -35.43 -60.05 -10.93 0.81 0.63

Competitive Comparison of LookSmart Group's Net Margin %

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, LookSmart Group'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.


LookSmart Group's Net Margin % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, LookSmart Group's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LookSmart Group's Net Margin % falls into.



LookSmart Group 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.

LookSmart Group's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (A: Dec. 2016 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2016 )
=-1.051/6.318
=-16.64 %

LookSmart Group's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (Q: Jun. 2017 )/Revenue (Q: Jun. 2017 )
=0.01/1.58
=0.63 %

* 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.


LookSmart Group  (OTCPK:LKST) 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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LookSmart Group (LookSmart Group) Business Description

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Address
2850 West Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 200, Henderson, NV, USA, 89052
LookSmart Group Inc engages in providing digital advertising solutions. The company provides solutions for search and display advertising customers in a large online advertising ecosystem serving ads that target user queries on partner sites. It offers search advertising customers, and targeted search through a search advertising distribution network that uses the company's AdCenter platform technology. It offers advertisers the ability to buy graphical display advertising. The company derives its revenues from LookSmart AdCenter, Novatech.io, ShopWiki, and web searches.

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