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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.
Bright Scholar Education Holdings Pretax Margin % Related Terms
Bright Scholar Education Holdings Pretax Margin % Historical Data
* 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.
BEDU vs SKIL, GNS, STG: Pretax Margin % Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Bright Scholar Education 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.
Bright Scholar Education Holdings Pretax Margin % vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Bright Scholar Education Holdings's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bright Scholar Education 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.
Bright Scholar Education Holdings (BEDU) has a Pretax Margin % of 4.54% as of Feb. 2025. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Bright Scholar Education Holdings and its competitors.
Is Bright Scholar Education Holdings' Pretax Margin % too high?
Bright Scholar Education Holdings' current Pretax Margin % is 4.54%. The Education industry median Pretax Margin % is 8.24. Bright Scholar Education Holdings' value of 4.54% is 44.9% below this industry median. Overall, Bright Scholar Education Holdings has a GF Score™ of 48/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Bright Scholar Education Holdings' Pretax Margin % compare to SKIL and GNS?
Bright Scholar Education Holdings' Pretax Margin % of 4.54% can be compared against companies in the Education industry. The industry median Pretax Margin % is 8.24. Bright Scholar Education Holdings' value of 4.54% is 44.9% below this benchmark. 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 an Education company?
The median Pretax Margin % among Education companies is 8.24, based on 255 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. Bright Scholar Education Holdings's current Pretax Margin % of 4.54% is 44.9% below the industry median. 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 Bright Scholar Education Holdings and its competitors. For the Education industry, the median Pretax Margin % is 8.24 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Bright Scholar Education Holdings's current Pretax Margin % is 4.54%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Bright Scholar Education Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Bright Scholar Education Holdings (BEDU) has a current Pretax Margin % of 4.54%. The current Pretax Margin % is 4.54% and 44.9% below the Education industry median of 8.24. Bright Scholar Education Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 48/100. 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 Bright Scholar Education Holdings (BEDU), the current Pretax Margin % is 4.54% as of Feb. 2025. 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.
Bright Scholar Education Holdings Business Description
Bright Scholar Education Holdings Ltd operates as an education service provider. It is engaged in the provision of education services, including complementary education services, operation services for domestic schools, and education programs and services including independent schools and colleges in United Kingdom and the United States. It nearly eight overseas school located in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has three reportable segments, including Overseas Schools, Complementary Education Services, and K-12 Operation Services. Key revenue is generated from Overseas Schools. From a geographical perspective: Key revenue is generated from China following UK, U.S., Canada and Singapore.
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