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DBX (Dropbox) Pretax Margin % : 20.77% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Dropbox Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Dropbox's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $133 Mil. Dropbox's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $639 Mil. Therefore, Dropbox's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 20.77%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dropbox's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

DBX' s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -53.93   Med: -10.07   Max: 27.16
Current: 27.16


DBX's Pretax Margin % is ranked better than
92.53% of 2758 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 3.085 vs DBX: 27.16

Dropbox Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dropbox'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.

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Dropbox Pretax Margin % Chart

Dropbox Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -3.13 -13.07 13.87 8.29 22.16

Dropbox Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Pretax Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.41 42.88 23.93 21.06 20.77

Competitive Comparison of Dropbox's Pretax Margin %

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Dropbox'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.


Dropbox's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Dropbox's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dropbox's Pretax Margin % falls into.



Dropbox 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.

Dropbox's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=554.4/2501.6
=22.16 %

Dropbox's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Revenue (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=132.7/638.8
=20.77 %

* 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.


Dropbox  (NAS:DBX) 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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Dropbox Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1800 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94158
Dropbox is a leading provider of cloud-storage and content collaboration tools with an emphasis on individuals and SMB. The company was founded in 2007 and was a pioneer in cloud storage and cross-platform file syncing. Utilizing inorganic and organic means, the firm has been working on diversifying its product mix and pivoting away from the cloud-storage space.
Executives
Andrew Houston director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 333 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Timothy Regan officer: Chief Accounting Officer 333 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Lisa M Campbell director C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Bart Volkmer officer: General Counsel 333 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Karen Peacock director C/O DROPBOX, INC., 1800 OWENS STREET, SUITE 200, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Timothy H. Young officer: Sr Vice President and GM, Core C/O DROPBOX, INC., 1800 OWENS STREET, SUITE 200, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Abhay Parasnis director 345 PARK AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Sara Mathew director CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, ONE CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
Mylod Robert J Jr director
Michael Seibel director C/O DROPBOX, INC., 1800 OWENS STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Ajay Vashee officer: Chief Financial Officer 333 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Donald W Blair director ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Arash Ferdowsi director, 10 percent owner, officer: Co-Founder 111 PINE STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Olivia Nottebohm officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O DROPBOX. INC., 1800 OWENS STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Quentin Clark officer: See Remarks 333 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107