Interplay Entertainment (Interplay Entertainment) Pretax Margin % : 0.00% (As of Mar. 2011)

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What is Interplay Entertainment Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Interplay Entertainment's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2011 was $0.00 Mil. Interplay Entertainment's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2011 was $0.21 Mil. Therefore, Interplay Entertainment's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 was 0.00%.

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

IPLY's Pretax Margin % is not ranked ^*
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 2.54
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.

Interplay Entertainment Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Interplay Entertainment's Pretax Margin % can be seen below:

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Interplay Entertainment Pretax Margin % Chart

Interplay Entertainment Annual Data

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318.41

97.58

-35.78

-111.32

Interplay Entertainment Quarterly Data
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Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	-95.87	-65.64	-	-

Competitive Comparison of Interplay Entertainment's Pretax Margin %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Interplay Entertainment's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % data, can be viewed below:

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Interplay Entertainment's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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Interplay Entertainment 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.

Interplay Entertainment's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as

Pretax Margin	=	Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2010 )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2010 )
	=	0	/	1.38
	=	0.00 %

Interplay Entertainment's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 is calculated as

Pretax Margin	=	Pre-Tax Income (Q: Mar. 2011 )	/	Revenue (Q: Mar. 2011 )
	=	0	/	0.205
	=	0.00 %

Interplay Entertainment (OTCPK:IPLY) 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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