The historical rank and industry rank for LaPorte Bancorp's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
LPSB's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 32.77 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.
LaPorte Bancorp Pretax Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for LaPorte Bancorp's Pretax Margin % can be seen below:
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of LaPorte Bancorp's Pretax Margin %
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, LaPorte Bancorp'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.
LaPorte Bancorp's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, LaPorte Bancorp's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where LaPorte Bancorp's Pretax Margin % falls into.
LaPorte Bancorp 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.
LaPorte Bancorp's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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.
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.
LaPorte Bancorp Pretax Margin % Related Terms
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LaPorte Bancorp (LaPorte Bancorp) Business Description
LaPorte Bancorp Inc operates as the bank holding company for The LaPorte Savings Bank. The LaPorte Savings Bank is an Indiana-chartered savings bank that operates from seven full-service locations in LaPorte and Porter Counties, Indiana and a mortgage loan production office in St. Joseph, Michigan. The Company's business consists of accepting deposits from the general public and investing those deposits, together with funds generated from operations and borrowings, in residential loans, commercial real estate loans, mortgage warehouse loans, construction loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, commercial loans, automobile and other consumer loans, as well as agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligation securities and municipal bond securities. In addition, the Company offers trust services through a referral agreement with a third party. In Lending Activities One- to Four-Family Residential Loans: The majority of the one- to four-family residential mortgage loans the company originates are conventional. The Company also offers adjustable rate mortgage loans with fixed terms of three, five or seven years before converting to an annual adjustment schedule based on changes in a designated United States Treasury index. The Company also makes commercial land development and residential land loans. The Company also makes construction loans for commercial development projects, such as multi-family, apartment and small retail and office buildings. Its deposit accounts consist of savings accounts, health savings accounts, NOW accounts, checking accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit and IRAs. The Company also provides commercial checking accounts for businesses.
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