API Group (LSE:APIA) Pretax Margin % : 4.00% (As of Sep. 2014)

API Group Pretax Margin % Chart

API Group Annual Data
	Trend	Sep04	Sep05	Sep06	Mar08	Mar09	Mar10	Mar11	Mar12	Mar13	Mar14
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-0.43	2.86	4.44	4.95	4.87

API Group Semi-Annual Data
	Sep04	Mar05	Sep05	Mar06	Sep06	Mar07	Sep07	Sep08	Mar09	Sep09	Mar10	Sep10	Mar11	Sep11	Mar12	Sep12	Mar13	Sep13	Mar14	Sep14
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															6.12	3.67	4.55	5.20	4.00

Competitive Comparison of API Group's Pretax Margin %

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, API Group'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.

API Group's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, API Group's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where API Group's Pretax Margin % falls into.

API Group 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.

API Group's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

API Group's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 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.

API Group  (LSE:APIA) 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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