Nortel InversoraBUE:NORT6 Pretax Margin % is 18.79% as of Sep. 2017, which is 10% above its 10-year median of 17.09. The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review.
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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Nortel Inversora Pretax Margin % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Nortel Inversora'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.
BUE:NORT6 vs GLIBA, TDCAF: Pretax Margin % Comparison
For the Telecom Services subindustry, Nortel Inversora'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.
Nortel Inversora Pretax Margin % vs Telecommunication Services Industry
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Nortel Inversora's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Nortel Inversora'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.
Nortel Inversora (BUE:NORT6) has a Pretax Margin % of 18.79% as of Sep. 2017. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Nortel Inversora and its competitors. This is 10% above median its historical median of 17.09. Over the past decade, Nortel Inversora's Pretax Margin % has ranged from 10.49 to 20.69.
Is Nortel Inversora's Pretax Margin % too high?
Nortel Inversora's current Pretax Margin % of 18.79% is 10% above median its 10-year median of 17.09. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10.49 to a high of 20.69. The Telecommunication Services industry median Pretax Margin % is 7.64. Nortel Inversora's value of 18.79% is 145.9% above this industry median.
How does Nortel Inversora's Pretax Margin % compare to GLIBA and TDCAF?
Nortel Inversora's Pretax Margin % of 18.79% can be compared against companies in the Telecommunication Services industry. The industry median Pretax Margin % is 7.64. Nortel Inversora's value of 18.79% is 145.9% above this benchmark. Historically, Nortel Inversora's own Pretax Margin % has ranged from 10.49 to 20.69 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 17.09 vs. the industry median of 7.64, Nortel Inversora has consistently been above the industry average. 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 Telecommunication Services company?
The median Pretax Margin % among Telecommunication Services companies is 7.64, based on 364 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. Nortel Inversora's current Pretax Margin % of 18.79% is 145.9% above 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 Nortel Inversora and its competitors. For the Telecommunication Services industry, the median Pretax Margin % is 7.64 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Nortel Inversora's current Pretax Margin % is 18.79%, which is 10% above median its own 10-year median of 17.09. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Nortel Inversora stock overvalued right now?
Nortel Inversora (BUE:NORT6) has a current Pretax Margin % of 18.79%. The current Pretax Margin % is 18.79%, which is 10% above median its 10-year median of 17.09 and 145.9% above the Telecommunication Services industry median of 7.64. 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 Nortel Inversora (BUE:NORT6), the current Pretax Margin % is 18.79% as of Sep. 2017. 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.
Nortel Inversora SA is a holding company. The company provides fixed-line public telecommunications services and basic telephone services. Nortel operates through the following segments: Fixed Services; Personal Mobile Services; and Nucleo Mobile Services. The Fixed Services division provides a local area, national long-distance and international communications, supplementary services, data transmission, internet services, IT solution outsourcing and sales of equipment. Personal Mobile Services and Nucleo Mobile Services division offerings include voice communications, high-speed mobile internet content and applications download, multimedia messaging services, among others; and sale of mobile communication devices.
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