Dividend Select 15DVVDF 24 Pretax Margin % is 98.14% as of Nov. 2025, which is 2% above its 10-year median of 96.15. GuruFocus rates DVVDF with a GF Score™ of 24/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,576 Asset Management companies, Dividend Select 15 ranks better than 59.45% on this metric.
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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Dividend Select 15 Pretax Margin % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Dividend Select 15'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 Asset Management subindustry, Dividend Select 15'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.
Dividend Select 15 Pretax Margin % vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Dividend Select 15's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Dividend Select 15'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.
Dividend Select 15 (DVVDF) has a Pretax Margin % of 98.14% as of Nov. 2025. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Dividend Select 15 and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 96.15. Over the past decade, Dividend Select 15's Pretax Margin % has ranged from 65.33 to 139.60. According to the industry distribution chart, Dividend Select 15 ranks #639 out of 1576 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 40.5%.
Is Dividend Select 15's Pretax Margin % too high?
Dividend Select 15's current Pretax Margin % of 98.14% is near median its 10-year median of 96.15. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 65.33 to a high of 139.60. The Asset Management industry median Pretax Margin % is 89.48. Dividend Select 15's value of 98.14% is 9.7% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Dividend Select 15 ranks #639 out of 1576 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Dividend Select 15 has a GF Score™ of 24/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Dividend Select 15's Pretax Margin % compare to BLK and BX?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Dividend Select 15 ranks #639 out of 1576 companies for Pretax Margin %. This puts Dividend Select 15 in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Pretax Margin % is 89.48. Dividend Select 15's value of 98.14% is 9.7% above this benchmark. Historically, Dividend Select 15's own Pretax Margin % has ranged from 65.33 to 139.60 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 96.15 vs. the industry median of 89.48, Dividend Select 15 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 an Asset Management company?
The median Pretax Margin % among Asset Management companies is 89.48, based on 1,576 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. Dividend Select 15's current Pretax Margin % of 98.14% is 9.7% 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 Dividend Select 15 and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Pretax Margin % is 89.48 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Dividend Select 15's current Pretax Margin % is 98.14%, which is near median its own 10-year median of 96.15. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Dividend Select 15 stock overvalued right now?
Dividend Select 15 (DVVDF) has a current Pretax Margin % of 98.14%. The current Pretax Margin % is 98.14%, which is near median its 10-year median of 96.15 and 9.7% above the Asset Management industry median of 89.48. Dividend Select 15's overall GF Score™ is 24/100 with 6 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 Dividend Select 15 (DVVDF), the current Pretax Margin % is 98.14% as of Nov. 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.
Dividend Select 15 Corp is a mutual fund corporation based in Canada. Its investment objective is to provide equity shareholders with monthly cash distributions, currently targeted to be at a rate of 10 percent annualized based on the volume-weighted average market price of the Equity shares for the last three trading days of the preceding month; and the opportunity for capital appreciation. The company invests in an actively managed portfolio of common shares of fifteen core large-capitalization, Canadian companies selected from a portfolio universe of over twenty companies. It employs an active covered call writing program to enhance the income earned from the portfolio.
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