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Asia Carbon Industries (Asia Carbon Industries) Pretax Margin % : 16.09% (As of Jun. 2013)


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What is Asia Carbon Industries Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Asia Carbon Industries's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2013 was $0.88 Mil. Asia Carbon Industries's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2013 was $5.49 Mil. Therefore, Asia Carbon Industries's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was 16.09%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Asia Carbon Industries's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:


ACRB's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 5.49
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.

Asia Carbon Industries Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Carbon Industries's Pretax 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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Asia Carbon Industries Pretax Margin % Chart

Asia Carbon Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Pretax Margin %
19.28 15.41 20.30 19.38

Asia Carbon Industries Quarterly Data
Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13
Pretax 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 19.36 18.23 20.66 10.98 16.09

Competitive Comparison of Asia Carbon Industries's Pretax Margin %

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Asia Carbon Industries's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax 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.


Asia Carbon Industries's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Asia Carbon Industries's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asia Carbon Industries's Pretax Margin % falls into.



Asia Carbon Industries Pretax Margin % Calculation

Pretax margin - also known as pretax profit margin is the ratio of Pretax Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Asia Carbon Industries's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2012 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2012 )
=8.901/45.938
=19.38 %

Asia Carbon Industries's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Jun. 2013 )/Revenue (Q: Jun. 2013 )
=0.883/5.487
=16.09 %

* 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.


Asia Carbon Industries  (OTCPK:ACRB) Pretax Margin % Explanation

The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.

The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.

It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.

The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.


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Asia Carbon Industries (Asia Carbon Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Xi Gu Nan Street, Qing Xu County Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, Taiyuan City, CHN, 030407
Asia Carbon Industries Inc is a United States based company, through its subsidiary, manufactures carbon black products under the Great Double Star brand and other by-products. The company manufactures one soft and two hard carbon black products, called N660, N330, and N220, respectively.

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