CSC HoldingsCSGGF -70.00% Pretax Margin % is 4.89% as of Dec. 2025, which is 69% below its 10-year median of 15.75. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 774 Capital Markets companies, CSC Holdings ranks worse than 82.69% on this metric.
Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. CSC Holdings's Pre-Tax Income for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.10 Mil. CSC Holdings's Revenue for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $2.02 Mil. Therefore, CSC Holdings's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 4.89%.
The historical rank and industry rank for CSC Holdings's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
CSGGF'
s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -55.28 Med: 15.75 Max: 1486.14
Current: -26.4
CSGGF's Pretax Margin % is ranked worse than 82.69% of 774
companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 20.32
vs CSGGF: -26.40
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.
CSC Holdings Pretax Margin % Related Terms
CSC Holdings Pretax Margin % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for CSC Holdings'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.
For the Capital Markets subindustry, CSC 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.
CSC Holdings Pretax Margin % vs Capital Markets Industry
For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, CSC Holdings's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where CSC 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.
CSC Holdings (CSGGF) has a Pretax Margin % of 4.89% as of Dec. 2025. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on CSC Holdings and its competitors. This is 69% below median its historical median of 15.75. According to the industry distribution chart, CSC Holdings ranks #640 out of 774 companies in the Capital Markets industry, placing it in the top 82.7%.
Is CSC Holdings' Pretax Margin % too high?
CSC Holdings' current Pretax Margin % of 4.89% is 69% below median its 10-year median of 15.75. The Capital Markets industry median Pretax Margin % is 20.32. CSC Holdings' value of 4.89% is 75.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, CSC Holdings ranks #640 out of 774 companies in the Capital Markets industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does CSC Holdings' Pretax Margin % compare to MS and GS?
According to the Capital Markets industry distribution chart, CSC Holdings ranks #640 out of 774 companies for Pretax Margin %. This places CSC Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Pretax Margin % is 20.32. CSC Holdings' value of 4.89% is 75.9% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 15.75 vs. the industry median of 20.32, CSC Holdings has consistently been below 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 Capital Markets company?
The median Pretax Margin % among Capital Markets companies is 20.32, based on 774 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. CSC Holdings's current Pretax Margin % of 4.89% is 75.9% 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 CSC Holdings and its competitors. For the Capital Markets industry, the median Pretax Margin % is 20.32 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. CSC Holdings's current Pretax Margin % is 4.89%, which is 69% below median its own 10-year median of 15.75. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is CSC Holdings stock overvalued right now?
CSC Holdings (CSGGF) has a current Pretax Margin % of 4.89%. The current Pretax Margin % is 4.89%, which is 69% below median its 10-year median of 15.75 and 75.9% below the Capital Markets industry median of 20.32. 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 CSC Holdings (CSGGF), the current Pretax Margin % is 4.89% as of Dec. 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.
CSC Holdings Ltd is engaged in the business of investment in securities, trading, money lending as well as securities brokerage. Its segments include Investment in securities, Trading, Money lending, and Securities brokerage. It derives the majority of revenue from Money Lending segment that make loans that could be covered by sufficient collateral, preferably commercial and residential properties in Hong Kong, and to borrowers with good credit history. Geographically, it operates in Hong Kong, Philippines, The PRC, and United States with majority of revenue from Hong Kong.
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