Founder GroupFGL -4.20%17 Pretax Margin % is -5.94% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates FGL with a GF Score™ of 17/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,763 Construction companies, Founder Group ranks worse than 82.36% on this metric.
Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Founder Group's Pre-Tax Income for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $-0.95 Mil. Founder Group's Revenue for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $15.96 Mil. Therefore, Founder Group's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -5.94%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Founder Group's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
FGL'
s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.25 Med: 6.61 Max: 10.51
Current: -4.71
FGL's Pretax Margin % is ranked worse than 82.36% of 1763
companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 5.56
vs FGL: -4.71
Founder Group (NAS:FGL) 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.
Founder Group Pretax Margin % Related Terms
Founder Group Pretax Margin % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Founder 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.
FGL vs MMEX, MDLK, GRHI: Pretax Margin % Comparison
For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Founder 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.
Founder Group Pretax Margin % vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Founder Group's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Founder Group'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.
Founder Group (FGL) has a Pretax Margin % of -5.94% as of Dec. 2025. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Founder Group and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Founder Group ranks #1452 out of 1763 companies in the Construction industry, placing it in the top 82.4%.
Is Founder Group's Pretax Margin % too high?
Founder Group's current Pretax Margin % is -5.94%. Based on the distribution chart, Founder Group ranks #1452 out of 1763 companies in the Construction industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Founder Group has a GF Score™ of 17/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Founder Group's Pretax Margin % compare to MMEX and MDLK?
According to the Construction industry distribution chart, Founder Group ranks #1452 out of 1763 companies for Pretax Margin %. This places Founder Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Pretax Margin % is 5.56. 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 Construction company?
The median Pretax Margin % among Construction companies is 5.56, based on 1,763 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. 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 Founder Group and its competitors. For the Construction industry, the median Pretax Margin % is 5.56 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Founder Group's current Pretax Margin % is -5.94%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Founder Group stock overvalued right now?
Founder Group (FGL) has a current Pretax Margin % of -5.94%. The current Pretax Margin % is -5.94%. Founder Group's overall GF Score™ is 17/100 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 Founder Group (FGL), the current Pretax Margin % is -5.94% 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.
Founder Group Ltd is a solar solutions provider in Malaysia, offering end-to-end services for commercial and industrial sectors, as well as large-scale solar power projects, encompassing project design, engineering, and comprehensive project management. Its focus is on two key segments: large-scale solar projects and commercial and industrial (C&I) solar projects. Large-scale solar projects are utility scale solar PV power plants with installed generating capacity of 1 MWac or more. C&I projects are smaller scale solar projects where the solar PV systems are installed on rooftops and are designed to generate electricity for commercial and industrial properties for their own consumption, such as factories, warehouses, and commercial stores. Its revenue is derived from Malaysia.
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