News Communications (News Communications) Net Margin % : -8.73% (As of Dec. 2004)

News Communications Net Margin % Chart

News Communications Annual Data
	Trend	Nov96	Nov97	Nov98	Nov99	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04
Net Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial				-8.55	-20.59	-6.54	-13.03	-8.73

News Communications Semi-Annual Data
	Nov96	Nov97	Nov98	Nov99	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04
Net Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial				-8.55	-20.59	-6.54	-13.03	-8.73

Competitive Comparison of News Communications's Net Margin %

For the Publishing subindustry, News Communications'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.

News Communications's Net Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, News Communications's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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News Communications 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.

News Communications's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as

News Communications's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 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.

News Communications  (OTCPK:NWCM) 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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