Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals (Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals) Pretax Margin % : -320.33% (As of Mar. 2016)

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What is Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $-3.33 Mil. Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $1.04 Mil. Therefore, Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was -320.33%.

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CPP's Pretax Margin % is not ranked ^*
in the Drug Manufacturers industry.
Industry Median: 4.185
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Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals's Pretax Margin % can be seen below:

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Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals Pretax Margin % Chart

Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals Annual Data

Trend

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Pretax Margin %

-2,954.46

-1,239.59

-152.92

Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
	Dec13	Dec14	Mar15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			-1,328.10	-1,660.33	-	-1,980.17	-320.33

Competitive Comparison of Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals's Pretax Margin %

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % data, can be viewed below:

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Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

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Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals 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.

Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Pretax Margin	=	Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2015 )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2015 )
	=	-5.681	/	3.715
	=	-152.92 %

Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as

Pretax Margin	=	Pre-Tax Income (Q: Mar. 2016 )	/	Revenue (Q: Mar. 2016 )
	=	-3.325	/	1.038
	=	-320.33 %

Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals (AMEX:CPP) 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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Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals (Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals Inc is a pharmaceutical company. It was originally incorporated under the laws of the state of Arizona on June 9, 2008, as Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals, LLC and on December 22, 2009, Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Delaware. The Company currently operates mainly in the development and commercialization of compound CPP-1X, otherwise known as DFMO or eflornithine. It is involved in familial adenomatous polyposis, neuroblastoma and the prevention of recurrence in colon cancer survivors. However, CPP also has therapeutic prevention approaches for prostate cancer, breast cancer, and skin cancers which will be developed together with the National Cancer Institute (as resources become available in the future) and multiple academic partners. Its competitors are Marina Biotech, Inc., SLA Pharma AG, StemSynergy Therapeutics, Inc. and Thetis Pharmaceuticals LLC. The Company holds license to approximately six issued patents in the United States. The Company's activities are subject to risks and uncertainties including failure to obtain required regulatory approvals to market the products, once developed, in the USA or foreign markets.