GA eXpress (GA eXpress) Pretax Margin % : 5.29% (As of Jun. 2002)

GA eXpress Pretax Margin % Chart

GA eXpress Annual Data
	Trend	Sep92	Sep93	Sep94	Sep95	Sep96	Sep97	Sep98	Sep99	Sep00	Sep01
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-1.67	-	1.88	-13.88	4.64

GA eXpress Quarterly Data
	Dec96	Mar97	Jun97	Sep97	Dec97	Mar98	Jun98	Sep98	Dec98	Sep99	Dec99	Mar00	Jun00	Sep00	Dec00	Mar01	Jun01	Sep01	Mar02	Jun02
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															71.00	123.22	-258.84	-107.16	5.29

Competitive Comparison of GA eXpress's Pretax Margin %

For the Software - Application subindustry, GA eXpress'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.

GA eXpress's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, GA eXpress's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GA eXpress's Pretax Margin % falls into.

GA eXpress 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.

GA eXpress's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2001 is calculated as

GA eXpress's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2002 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.

GA eXpress  (OTCPK:GAEX) 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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