Lady Drug Store Co (TSE:3027) Net Margin % : 1.95% (As of May. 2015)

Lady Drug Store Co Net Margin % Chart

Lady Drug Store Co Quarterly Data
	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	May11	Aug11	Nov11	Feb12	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13	May13	Aug13	Nov13	Feb14	May14	Aug14	Nov14	Feb15	May15
Net Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.05	1.09	0.94	0.49	1.95

Competitive Comparison of Lady Drug Store Co's Net Margin %

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Lady Drug Store Co'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.

Lady Drug Store Co's Net Margin % Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Lady Drug Store Co's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Lady Drug Store Co 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.

Lady Drug Store Co's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2015 is calculated as

Lady Drug Store Co's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in May. 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.

Lady Drug Store Co  (TSE:3027) 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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