Sears Canada (Sears Canada) Net Margin % : -28.57% (As of Apr. 2017)

Sears Canada Net Margin % Chart

Sears Canada Annual Data
	Trend	Jan08	Jan09	Jan10	Jan11	Jan12	Jan13	Jan14	Jan15	Jan16	Jan17
Net Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					2.33	11.19	-9.89	-2.16	-12.28

Sears Canada Quarterly Data
	Jul12	Oct12	Jan13	Apr13	Jul13	Oct13	Jan14	Apr14	Jul14	Oct14	Jan15	Apr15	Jul15	Oct15	Jan16	Apr16	Jul16	Oct16	Jan17	Apr17
Net Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-10.67	-14.12	-19.19	-6.16	-28.57

Competitive Comparison of Sears Canada's Net Margin %

For the Department Stores subindustry, Sears Canada'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.

Sears Canada's Net Margin % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sears Canada's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sears Canada's Net Margin % falls into.

Sears Canada 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.

Sears Canada's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2017 is calculated as

Sears Canada's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 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.

Sears Canada  (OTCPK:SRSCQ) 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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