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Delhaize Group (Delhaize Group) Pretax Margin % : 2.36% (As of Mar. 2016)


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What is Delhaize Group Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Delhaize Group's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $161 Mil. Delhaize Group's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $6,852 Mil. Therefore, Delhaize Group's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was 2.36%.

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


DEG's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 3.02
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Delhaize Group Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Delhaize Group'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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Delhaize Group Pretax Margin % Chart

Delhaize Group Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.99 0.66 1.44 1.19 1.91

Delhaize Group Quarterly Data
Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16
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Competitive Comparison of Delhaize Group's Pretax Margin %

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Delhaize Group'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.

Delhaize Group's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Delhaize Group's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Delhaize Group 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.

Delhaize Group'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 )
=507.625/26574.074
=1.91 %

Delhaize Group'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 )
=161.47/6851.893
=2.36 %

* 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.

Delhaize Group  (NYSE:DEG) 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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Delhaize Group (Delhaize Group) Business Description

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Delhaize Group SA was founded in Belgium in 1867. It operates food supermarkets. Its conducts its retail operations through its businesses in the United States; Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, collectively as Delhaize Belgium; Greece, Romania and Serbia, collectively as Southeastern Europe; and Indonesia. Its store network also includes other store formats such as proximity, cash and carry and specialty stores. Its competitors include international, national, regional and local supermarket chains, supercenters, independent grocery stores, specialty food stores, warehouse club stores, retail drug chains, convenience stores, membership clubs, general merchandisers, discount retailers and restaurants. Food retail chains generally compete on the basis of location, quality of products, service, price, product variety, store condition and e-commerce offer. The Company's brands include Delhaize, Taste of Inspirations, 365, Care, Delhaize Eco and Delhaize Bio.