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Fortune Industries, (FRA:FD9A) Pretax Margin % : -21.76% (As of Mar. 2013)


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What is Fortune Industries, Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Fortune Industries,'s Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2013 was €-2.50 Mil. Fortune Industries,'s Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2013 was €11.49 Mil. Therefore, Fortune Industries,'s pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was -21.76%.

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


FRA:FD9A's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 5.41
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.

Fortune Industries, Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fortune Industries,'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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Fortune Industries, Pretax Margin % Chart

Fortune Industries, Annual Data
Trend Aug03 Aug04 Aug05 Aug06 Aug07 Aug08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -11.97 0.71 1.53 2.99 3.86

Fortune Industries, Quarterly Data
May08 Aug08 Nov08 Feb09 May09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13
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 3.43 4.31 6.38 3.91 -21.76

Competitive Comparison of Fortune Industries,'s Pretax Margin %

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Fortune Industries,'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.


Fortune Industries,'s Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Fortune Industries,'s Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fortune Industries,'s Pretax Margin % falls into.



Fortune Industries, 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.

Fortune Industries,'s Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Jun. 2012 )/Revenue (A: Jun. 2012 )
=1.873/48.53
=3.86 %

Fortune Industries,'s Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Mar. 2013 )/Revenue (Q: Mar. 2013 )
=-2.501/11.494
=-21.76 %

* 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.


Fortune Industries,  (FRA:FD9A) 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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Fortune Industries, (FRA:FD9A) Business Description

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Fortune Industries Inc Fortune Industries, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 1988, restructured in 2000 and redomesticated to the state of Indiana in May 2005. The Company provides full service human resources outsourcing services through co-employment relationships with their clients. Effective November 30, 2008, the Company approved the sale of all of the remaining operating subsidiaries within four of the five segments, as Wireless Infrastructure, Transportation Infrastructure, Ultraviolet Technologies, and Electronics Integration, to a related party. Consequently, as of the effective date of the transaction, the Business Solutions segment is the Company's remaining operating segment. The Business Solutions segment is comprised of Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) which provide full-service human resources outsourcing services through co-employment relationships with their clients. Companies operating in the Business Solutions Segment include Professional Staff Management, Inc. and subsidiaries (PSM); CSM, Inc. and subsidiaries and related entities (CSM); Precision Employee Management, LLC (PEM); and Employer Solutions Group, Inc. and related entities (ESG). The Companies in the Business Solutions segment bill their clients under Professional Services Agreements as licensed PEOs. The billing includes amounts for the client's gross wages, payroll taxes, employee benefits, workers' compensation insurance and an administration fee. The administration fee charged by the companies in this segment is typically a percentage of the gross payroll and is sufficient to allow the companies in this segment to provide payroll administration services, human resources consulting services, worksite safety training, and employment regulatory compliance for no additional fees. The Companies in the Business Solutions segment compete with other PEOs, third-party payroll processing and human resources consulting companies, and in-house human resources divisions. The Company's Business Solutions segment is subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to various employee benefit plans, employee retirement plans, Section 125 cafeteria plans, group health plans, welfare benefit plans and health care flexible spending accounts.

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