HiWave Technologies (LSE:HIW) Pretax Margin % : -239.78% (As of Sep. 2012)

HiWave Technologies Pretax Margin % Chart

HiWave Technologies Annual Data
	Trend	Jun03	Jun04	Jun05	Jun06	Jun07	Jun08	Jun09	Jun10	Sep11	Sep12
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-107.61	-25.97	-106.64	-194.98	-267.02

HiWave Technologies Semi-Annual Data
	Dec02	Jun03	Dec03	Jun04	Dec04	Jun05	Dec05	Jun06	Dec06	Jun07	Dec07	Jun08	Dec08	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Mar12	Sep12
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-118.07	-257.62	-224.45	-295.96	-239.78

Competitive Comparison of HiWave Technologies's Pretax Margin %

For the Electronic Components subindustry, HiWave 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.

HiWave Technologies's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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HiWave 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.

HiWave Technologies's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2012 is calculated as

HiWave Technologies's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 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.

HiWave Technologies  (LSE:HIW) 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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