Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Sigma-Aldrich's Pre-Tax Income for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2015 was €143 Mil. Sigma-Aldrich's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2015 was €626 Mil. Therefore, Sigma-Aldrich's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 22.76%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Sigma-Aldrich's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:SIQ'
s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.6 Med: 23.38 Max: 25.55
Current: 24.13
FRA:SIQ's Pretax Margin % is not ranked
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 5.465
vs FRA:SIQ: 24.13
Sigma-Aldrich Pretax Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Sigma-Aldrich'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.
Competitive Comparison of Sigma-Aldrich's Pretax Margin %
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sigma-Aldrich'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.
Sigma-Aldrich's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sigma-Aldrich's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sigma-Aldrich's Pretax Margin % falls into.
Sigma-Aldrich 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.
Sigma-Aldrich's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as
* 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.
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.
Sigma-Aldrich Pretax Margin % Related Terms
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Sigma-Aldrich Corp was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in May 1975. The Company is a life science and a technology company that helps in enhancing human health and safety. The Company manufactures and distributes chemicals, biochemicals and other essential products and equipment products to its customers in research and applied labs as well as in industrial and commercial markets. The Company operates in three units including Research, Applied and SAFC Commercial. The Research unit products and services includes chemicals, reagents and kits, enabling the scientists to discover and develop new drugs and materials; Applied unit products and services includes high quality components and kits, chemical reagents, critical raw materials and certified reference standards, providing customized solutions to and constitute critical components and materials for diagnostic companies, testing laboratories and industrial companies; SAFC Commercial unit's products and services are used by its customers to develop and manufacture pharma, biopharma and electronics products. Its customers include pharmaceutical companies, universities, commercial laboratories, industrial companies, biotechnology companies, non-profit organizations, governmental institutions, diagnostic, chemical and electronics companies and hospitals. The Company's trademarks are the brand names; Sigma-Aldrich, Sigma, Aldrich, Fluka, Riedel-de Haën, Supelco, SAFC, SAFC Biosciences, SAFC Hitech, Genosys, Proligo, Pharmorphix, Cerilliant, Vetec, BioReliance and Cell Marque. The Company is subject to extensive regulation by federal, state and local governments and similar international agencies relating to the manufacture, sale and distribution of its products.
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