Alpha Technologies Group (Alpha Technologies Group) Pretax Margin % : -1.46% (As of Jul. 2004)

Alpha Technologies Group Pretax Margin % Chart

Alpha Technologies Group Annual Data
	Trend	Oct94	Oct95	Oct96	Oct97	Oct98	Oct99	Oct00	Oct01	Oct02	Oct03
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					6.37	13.81	1.36	-34.41	-35.22

Alpha Technologies Group Quarterly Data
	Oct99	Jan00	Apr00	Jul00	Oct00	Jan01	Apr01	Jul01	Oct01	Jan02	Apr02	Jul02	Oct02	Jan03	Apr03	Jul03	Oct03	Jan04	Apr04	Jul04
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-121.86	-7.87	-4.85	-1.71	-1.46

Competitive Comparison of Alpha Technologies Group's Pretax Margin %

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Alpha Technologies Group'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.

Alpha Technologies Group's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Alpha Technologies Group's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Alpha Technologies Group 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.

Alpha Technologies Group's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2003 is calculated as

Alpha Technologies Group's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2004 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.

Alpha Technologies Group  (OTCPK:AHAG) 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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