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What is Creative Global Technology Holdings Pretax Margin %?
Creative Global Technology HoldingsCGTL +0.73%22 Pretax Margin % is 22.02% as of Sep. 2025, which is 52% above its 10-year median of 14.53. GuruFocus rates CGTL with a GF Score™ of 22/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,131 Retail - Cyclical companies, Creative Global Technology Holdings ranks worse than 96.29% on this metric.
CGTL'
s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -62.21 Med: 14.53 Max: 23.21
Current: -62.21
CGTL's Pretax Margin % is ranked worse than 96.29% of 1131
companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 3.09
vs CGTL: -62.21
Creative Global Technology Holdings (NAS:CGTL) 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.
Creative Global Technology Holdings Pretax Margin % Related Terms
Creative Global Technology 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.
Creative Global Technology Holdings Pretax Margin % Chart
Creative Global Technology Holdings Annual Data
Trend
Sep21
Sep22
Sep23
Sep24
Sep25
Pretax Margin %
23.21
14.53
7.63
14.56
-62.21
Creative Global Technology Holdings Semi-Annual Data
CGTL vs JBDI, BWTL, BQ: Pretax Margin % Comparison
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Creative Global Technology 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.
Creative Global Technology Holdings Pretax Margin % vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Creative Global Technology Holdings's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Creative Global Technology 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.
Creative Global Technology Holdings (CGTL) has a Pretax Margin % of 22.02% as of Sep. 2025. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Creative Global Technology Holdings and its competitors. This is 52% above median its historical median of 14.53. According to the industry distribution chart, Creative Global Technology Holdings ranks #1089 out of 1131 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 96.3%.
Is Creative Global Technology Holdings' Pretax Margin % too high?
Creative Global Technology Holdings' current Pretax Margin % of 22.02% is 52% above median its 10-year median of 14.53. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Pretax Margin % is 3.09. Creative Global Technology Holdings' value of 22.02% is 612.6% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Creative Global Technology Holdings ranks #1089 out of 1131 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Creative Global Technology Holdings has a GF Score™ of 22/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Creative Global Technology Holdings' Pretax Margin % compare to JBDI and BWTL?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Creative Global Technology Holdings ranks #1089 out of 1131 companies for Pretax Margin %. This places Creative Global Technology Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Pretax Margin % is 3.09. Creative Global Technology Holdings' value of 22.02% is 612.6% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 14.53 vs. the industry median of 3.09, Creative Global Technology Holdings 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Pretax Margin % among Retail - Cyclical companies is 3.09, based on 1,131 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. Creative Global Technology Holdings's current Pretax Margin % of 22.02% is 612.6% 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 Creative Global Technology Holdings and its competitors. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Pretax Margin % is 3.09 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Creative Global Technology Holdings's current Pretax Margin % is 22.02%, which is 52% above median its own 10-year median of 14.53. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Creative Global Technology Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Creative Global Technology Holdings (CGTL) has a current Pretax Margin % of 22.02%. The current Pretax Margin % is 22.02%, which is 52% above median its 10-year median of 14.53 and 612.6% above the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 3.09. Creative Global Technology Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 22/100 with 4 warning signs to review. 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 Creative Global Technology Holdings (CGTL), the current Pretax Margin % is 22.02% as of Sep. 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.
Creative Global Technology Holdings Business Description
Creative Global Technology Holdings Ltd conducts its business through its subsidiary, which is a Hong Kong-based company sourcing and reselling recycled consumer electronic devices, currently mostly smartphones, tablets, and laptops.
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