Premier Farnell (LSE:PFLB.PFD) Net Margin % : 4.29% (As of Jul. 2015)

Premier Farnell Net Margin % Chart

Premier Farnell Annual Data
	Trend	Jan01	Jan05	Jan06	Jan07	Jan10	Jan11	Jan12	Jan13	Jan14	Jan15
Net Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					6.68	7.90	5.11	5.31	4.95

Premier Farnell Semi-Annual Data
	Jan05	Jul05	Jan06	Jul06	Jan07	Jul07	Jul08	Jul09	Jan10	Jul10	Jan11	Jul11	Jan12	Jul12	Jan13	Jul13	Jan14	Jul14	Jan15	Jul15
Net Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															5.22	5.41	5.24	4.66	4.29

Competitive Comparison of Premier Farnell's Net Margin %

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Premier Farnell'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.

Premier Farnell's Net Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Premier Farnell's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Premier Farnell's Net Margin % falls into.

Premier Farnell 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.

Premier Farnell's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2015 is calculated as

Premier Farnell's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2015 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.

Premier Farnell  (LSE:PFLB.PFD) 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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