Sing Pao Media Enterprises (HKSE:08010) Pretax Margin % : -111.03% (As of Dec. 2014)

Sing Pao Media Enterprises Pretax Margin % Chart

Sing Pao Media Enterprises Annual Data
	Trend	Mar05	Mar06	Mar07	Mar08	Mar09	Mar10	Mar11	Mar12	Mar13	Mar14
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-188.22	-146.08	-82.80	-17.52	-59.94

Sing Pao Media Enterprises Quarterly Data
	Mar08	Mar09	Sep09	Mar10	Sep10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Dec14
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-27.03	-5.15	-188.78	-401.48	-111.03

Competitive Comparison of Sing Pao Media Enterprises's Pretax Margin %

For the Publishing subindustry, Sing Pao Media Enterprises'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.

Sing Pao Media Enterprises's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Sing Pao Media Enterprises's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Sing Pao Media Enterprises 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.

Sing Pao Media Enterprises's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

Sing Pao Media Enterprises's Pretax Margin for the quarter 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.

Sing Pao Media Enterprises  (HKSE:08010) 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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