Biolife Sciences (Biolife Sciences) Pretax Margin % : -46.83% (As of May. 2008)

Biolife Sciences Pretax Margin % Chart

Biolife Sciences Quarterly Data
	Nov04	Feb05	May05	Aug05	Nov05	Feb06	May06	Aug06	Nov06	Feb07	May07	Aug07	Nov07	Feb08	May08
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										-19.18	-16.13	-44.37	-30.16	-46.83

Competitive Comparison of Biolife Sciences's Pretax Margin %

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Biolife Sciences'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.

Biolife Sciences's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Biolife Sciences's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Biolife Sciences 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.

Biolife Sciences's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2007 is calculated as

Biolife Sciences's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in May. 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.

Biolife Sciences  (OTCPK:BLFE) 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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