Sentry Technology (Sentry Technology) Net Margin % : -27.33% (As of Jun. 2011)

Sentry Technology Net Margin % Chart

Sentry Technology Annual Data
	Trend	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10
Net Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-18.99	-27.25	-8.08	-19.14	-15.44

Sentry Technology Quarterly Data
	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11
Net Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-10.21	-10.40	-21.49	-26.71	-27.33

Competitive Comparison of Sentry Technology's Net Margin %

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Sentry Technology'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.

Sentry Technology's Net Margin % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Sentry Technology's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sentry Technology's Net Margin % falls into.

Sentry Technology 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.

Sentry Technology's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as

Sentry Technology's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2011 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.

Sentry Technology  (OTCPK:SKVY) 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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