Golden Patriot (Golden Patriot) Pretax Margin % : % (As of Jan. 2008)

Golden Patriot Pretax Margin % Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Golden Patriot's Pretax Margin %

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Golden Patriot'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.

Golden Patriot's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Golden Patriot's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Golden Patriot's Pretax Margin % falls into.

Golden Patriot 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.

Golden Patriot's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2007 is calculated as

Golden Patriot's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2008 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.

Golden Patriot  (OTCPK:GPTC) 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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