Location Based Technologies (Location Based Technologies) Pretax Margin % : -147.28% (As of May. 2015)

Location Based Technologies Pretax Margin % Chart

Location Based Technologies Annual Data
	Trend	Aug06	Aug07	Aug08	Aug09	Aug10	Aug11	Aug12	Aug13	Aug14
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial				-13,525.37	-48,364.71	-839.98	-576.07	-302.05

Location Based Technologies Quarterly Data
	Aug10	Nov10	Feb11	May11	Aug11	Nov11	Feb12	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13	May13	Aug13	Nov13	Feb14	May14	Aug14	Nov14	Feb15	May15
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-339.34	-243.49	-211.22	-210.47	-147.28

Competitive Comparison of Location Based Technologies's Pretax Margin %

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Location Based Technologies'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.

Location Based Technologies's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Location Based Technologies's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Location Based Technologies's Pretax Margin % falls into.

Location Based Technologies 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.

Location Based Technologies's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2014 is calculated as

Location Based Technologies's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in May. 2015 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.

Location Based Technologies  (OTCPK:LBAS) 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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