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Chime Communications (Chime Communications) Net Margin % : -0.79% (As of Jun. 2015)


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What is Chime Communications Net Margin %?

Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. Chime Communications's Net Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2015 was $-2.3 Mil. Chime Communications's Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2015 was $287.4 Mil. Therefore, Chime Communications's net margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was -0.79%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chime Communications's Net Margin % or its related term are showing as below:


CICPF's Net Margin % is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.51
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Net Margin % only.

Chime Communications Net Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chime Communications's Net Margin % can be seen below:

* 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.

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Chime Communications Net Margin % Chart

Chime Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Net Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.39 4.38 -0.37 -3.62 2.42

Chime Communications Semi-Annual Data
Dec05 Jun06 Dec06 Jun07 Dec07 Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15
Net Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.95 -5.10 2.61 2.23 -0.79

Competitive Comparison of Chime Communications's Net Margin %

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Chime 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.


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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Chime Communications's Net Margin % falls into.



Chime 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.

Chime Communications's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (A: Dec. 2014 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2014 )
=14.801/610.901
=2.42 %

Chime Communications's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (Q: Jun. 2015 )/Revenue (Q: Jun. 2015 )
=-2.269/287.361
=-0.79 %

* 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.


Chime Communications  (OTCPK:CICPF) 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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Chime Communications (Chime Communications) Business Description

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Chime Communications PLC was incorporated in the United Kingdom on January 29, 1986. The Company provides advertising, sports marketing, market research, direct marketing, design and event management consultancy. Its business segments are Sport & Entertainment, Advertising and Marketing Services (AMS), Healthcare, and Insight & Engagement. In sport & entertainment segment CSM Sport & Entertainment works with brands, rights holders, governing bodies, governments and athletes across the globe, CSM specialises in strategic consultancy, rights sales, sponsorship activation, hospitality, branding and wayfinding, athlete management and communications across sporting events. The advertising and marketing services division includes the VCCP Partnership and the Chime Specialist Group. VCCP operates in advertising and marketing services, direct marketing, digital communication, search relations, point of sale, sales promotion, data consultancy and technical design, multimedia content, youth marketing and experiential, marketing consulting, retail and shopper marketing and specialist media planning and buying. The Specialist Group includes agencies operating in niche markets; corporate responsibility and sustainability consultancy; for technology brands; providing customer reference and advocacy and; in professional and financial services. The insight and engagement division brings together researchers, technologists and insight specialists who deliver to clients, in real time, actionable solutions. The division has particular expertise in delivering clients in FMCG, financial services, utilities and retail with experience performance improvement plans, mystery shopping programmes and advertising and brand tracking. The Insight & Engagement division includes specialist brands such as Watermelon - a specialist digital agency, Cherry Picked - a specialist recruitment agency, Facts International - a specialist fieldwork agency and full service agencies Opinion Leader and CIE. In healthcare segment OPEN Health is a healthcare communications and market access group. It comprises ten different specialist businesses that bring a breadth of expertise focused principally on pharma, health device and diagnostic clients. OPEN Health's companies cover aspects of the communications mix including advertising, PR, medical communications, market access consulting, real world data collection, market research and patient engagement programmes.

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