The historical rank and industry rank for Waitr Holdings's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
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in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 3.15 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.
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.
Waitr Holdings Pretax Margin % Related Terms
Waitr Holdings Pretax Margin % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Waitr Holdings'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.
ASAPQ vs JFBR, MI, PIK: Pretax Margin % Comparison
For the Internet Retail subindustry, Waitr Holdings'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.
Waitr Holdings Pretax Margin % vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Waitr Holdings's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Waitr Holdings's Pretax Margin % falls into.
* 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.
Waitr Holdings (ASAPQ) has a Pretax Margin % of -45.30% as of Sep. 2023. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Waitr Holdings and its competitors.
Is Waitr Holdings' Pretax Margin % too high?
Waitr Holdings' current Pretax Margin % is -45.30%. Overall, Waitr Holdings has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Waitr Holdings' Pretax Margin % compare to JFBR and MI?
Waitr Holdings' Pretax Margin % of -45.30% can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry. The industry median Pretax Margin % is 3.15. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Pretax Margin % for a Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Pretax Margin % among Retail - Cyclical companies is 3.15, based on 1,128 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Pretax Margin % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Pretax Margin % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Pretax Margin % mean?
A high Pretax Margin % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Waitr Holdings and its competitors. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Pretax Margin % is 3.15 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Waitr Holdings's current Pretax Margin % is -45.30%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Waitr Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Waitr Holdings (ASAPQ) has a current Pretax Margin % of -45.30%. The current Pretax Margin % is -45.30%. Waitr Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 16/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Pretax Margin % calculated?
Pretax Margin % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Waitr Holdings (ASAPQ), the current Pretax Margin % is -45.30% as of Sep. 2023. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Waitr Holdings Inc operates an online ordering technology platform that provides delivery, carryout, and dine-in options, connecting restaurants, merchants, drivers, and diners in certain cities in the United States. It partners with independent local restaurants and regional and national chains in small and mid-size markets. Its platform uses the deliver anything ASAP model making it easy for consumers to order food, alcohol, convenience, grocery, flowers, auto parts, and more, and includes proprietary in-stadium mobile ordering technology. It has two reportable segments Delivery Services Segment and Third-Party Payment Processing Referral Services Segment, and the majority of the revenue comes from the Delivery Services Segment.
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