Johnston Press (Johnston Press) Pretax Margin % : 6.65% (As of Jun. 2018)

Johnston Press Pretax Margin % Chart

Johnston Press Annual Data
	Trend	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-100.50	-8.90	0.90	-135.02	-47.10

Johnston Press Semi-Annual Data
	Dec08	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-163.15	-106.16	-9.89	-86.21	6.65

Competitive Comparison of Johnston Press's Pretax Margin %

For the Publishing subindustry, Johnston Press's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % data, can be viewed below:

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Johnston Press's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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Johnston Press 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.

Johnston Press's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Johnston Press's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 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.

Johnston Press  (OTCPK:JHPSY) 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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