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Covista Communications (Covista Communications) Pre-Tax Income : $-2.94 Mil (TTM As of Apr. 2005)


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What is Covista Communications Pre-Tax Income?

Pretax income is the income that a company earns before paying income taxes. Covista Communications's pretax income for the three months ended in Apr. 2005 was $0.22 Mil. Its pretax income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2005 was $-2.94 Mil. Covista Communications's pretax margin was 1.93%.


Covista Communications Pre-Tax Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for Covista Communications's Pre-Tax Income 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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Covista Communications Pre-Tax Income Chart

Covista Communications Annual Data
Trend Jan96 Jan97 Jan98 Jan99 Jan00 Jan01 Jan02 Jan03 Jan04 Jan05
Pre-Tax Income
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -11.97 -9.92 -0.94 -5.15

Covista Communications Quarterly Data
Jul00 Oct00 Jan01 Apr01 Jul01 Oct01 Jan02 Apr02 Jul02 Oct02 Jan03 Apr03 Jul03 Oct03 Jan04 Apr04 Jul04 Oct04 Jan05 Apr05
Pre-Tax Income 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 -2.00 -1.15 -2.23 0.23 0.22

Competitive Comparison of Covista Communications's Pre-Tax Income

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Covista Communications's Pre-Tax Income, along with its competitors' market caps and Pre-Tax Income 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.


Covista Communications's Pre-Tax Income Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Covista Communications's Pre-Tax Income distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Covista Communications's Pre-Tax Income falls into.



Covista Communications Pre-Tax Income Calculation

This is the income that a company earns before paying income taxes.

Covista Communications's Pretax Income for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2005 is calculated as

Pretax Income=Operating Income+Non Operating Income+Interest Expense+Interest Income+Other
=-4.29+-1.379+0+0+0.516
=-5.15

Covista Communications's Pretax Income for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2005 is calculated as

Pretax Income=Operating Income+Non Operating Income+Interest Expense+Interest Income+Other
=0.204+0+0+0+0.013
=0.22

Pre-Tax Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2005 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-2.94 Mil.

* 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.


Covista Communications  (OTCPK:CVST) Pre-Tax Income Explanation

Covista Communications's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2005 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pretax Income/Revenue
=0.217/11.253
=1.93%

* 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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Covista Communications (Covista Communications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
735 Broad Street, Unit 306, Chattanooga, TN, USA, 37402
Covista Communications Inc is a telecommunication service provider. Its products and services include voice, data, and internet solutions, including local, long-distance, and toll-free services, calling card, frame relay, Internet access, & directory assistance.
Executives
W Thorpe Mckenzie director 735 BROAD ST, STE 1105, CHATTANOOGA TN 37402
Jay J Miller director 430 EAST 57TH STREET SUITE 5 D, NEW YORK NY 10022

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