Houston Wire & Cable Co (Houston Wire & Cable Co) Net Margin %

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Houston Wire & Cable Co Annual Data
	Trend	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	Dec20
Net Margin %							-2.30	-0.07	2.42	0.75	-4.40

Houston Wire & Cable Co Quarterly Data
	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21
Net Margin %																0.65	-3.24	-1.05	-15.63	0.24

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Houston Wire & Cable 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.

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Houston Wire & Cable Co's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Houston Wire & Cable 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.

Houston Wire & Cable Co's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Houston Wire & Cable Co's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 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.

Houston Wire & Cable Co  (NAS:HWCC) 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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