AVP (AVPI) Pretax Margin % : 0.08% (As of Sep. 2008)

AVP Pretax Margin % Chart

AVP Annual Data
	Trend	Apr98	Apr99	Apr00	Apr01	Apr02	Apr03	Apr04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-	-23.34	-57.53	-1.56	-16.67

AVP Quarterly Data
	Oct03	Jan04	Apr04	Jul04	Oct04	Jan05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-5.86	-767.80	-301.11	-3.27	0.08

Competitive Comparison of AVP's Pretax Margin %

For the Entertainment subindustry, AVP'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.

AVP's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, AVP's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AVP's Pretax Margin % falls into.

AVP 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.

AVP's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

AVP's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 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.

AVP  (OTCPK:AVPI) 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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