The historical rank and industry rank for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
KLMR's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 6.77 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (OTCPK:KLMR) 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.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Pretax Margin % Related Terms
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Pretax Margin % Historical Data
* 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.
For the Airlines subindustry, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines'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.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Pretax Margin % vs Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where KLM Royal Dutch Airlines's Pretax Margin % falls into.
* 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.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLMR) has a Pretax Margin % of 7.05% as of Dec. 2018. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and its competitors.
Is KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' Pretax Margin % too high?
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' current Pretax Margin % is 7.05%. The Transportation industry median Pretax Margin % is 6.77. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' value of 7.05% is 4.1% above this industry median.
How does KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' Pretax Margin % compare to ?
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' Pretax Margin % of 7.05% can be compared against companies in the Transportation industry. The industry median Pretax Margin % is 6.77. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' value of 7.05% is 4.1% above this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Pretax Margin % for a Transportation company?
The median Pretax Margin % among Transportation companies is 6.77, based on 997 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Pretax Margin % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Pretax Margin % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines's current Pretax Margin % of 7.05% is 4.1% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Pretax Margin % mean?
A high Pretax Margin % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and its competitors. For the Transportation industry, the median Pretax Margin % is 6.77 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines's current Pretax Margin % is 7.05%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is KLM Royal Dutch Airlines stock overvalued right now?
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLMR) has a current Pretax Margin % of 7.05%. The current Pretax Margin % is 7.05% and 4.1% above the Transportation industry median of 6.77. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Pretax Margin % calculated?
Pretax Margin % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLMR), the current Pretax Margin % is 7.05% as of Dec. 2018. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is engaged in network activities, which include air transport of passengers and cargo activities, aircraft maintenance, leisure, and other activities linked to air transport. Its segments are: Network, which generates maximum revenue and includes transportation of passengers on scheduled flights, ancillary passenger revenues, SkyTeam alliance partnership arrangements, block-seat sales, transportation of freight, and sale of cargo capacity to third parties; Maintenance, which provides engine services, component services, and airframe maintenance to airlines and clients internationally; Leisure, which covers charter flights and low-cost scheduled flights operated by transavia.com; and Other segment. It generates maximum revenue from Europe and North Africa.
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