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Lizhan Environmental (Lizhan Environmental) Pretax Margin % : -21.98% (As of Mar. 2012)


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What is Lizhan Environmental Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Lizhan Environmental's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2012 was $-1.16 Mil. Lizhan Environmental's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2012 was $5.27 Mil. Therefore, Lizhan Environmental's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 was -21.98%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lizhan Environmental's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:


LZENF's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry.
Industry Median: 3.305
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.

Lizhan Environmental Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lizhan Environmental'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.

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Lizhan Environmental Pretax Margin % Chart

Lizhan Environmental Annual Data
Trend Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11
Pretax Margin %
11.32 12.64 19.58 5.05

Lizhan Environmental Quarterly Data
Sep08 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Mar12
Pretax Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.42 -6.57 0.59 -4.34 -21.98

Competitive Comparison of Lizhan Environmental's Pretax Margin %

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Lizhan Environmental'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.


Lizhan Environmental's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lizhan Environmental's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lizhan Environmental's Pretax Margin % falls into.



Lizhan Environmental 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.

Lizhan Environmental's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2011 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Sep. 2011 )/Revenue (A: Sep. 2011 )
=1.837/36.342
=5.05 %

Lizhan Environmental's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Mar. 2012 )/Revenue (Q: Mar. 2012 )
=-1.159/5.272
=-21.98 %

* 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.


Lizhan Environmental  (OTCPK:LZENF) 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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Lizhan Environmental (Lizhan Environmental) Business Description

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Address
No. 716, Qifu Road, Wutong Street, Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province, CHN, 314500
Lizhan Environmental Corp manufactures, distributes and markets synthetic leather and other fabrics from recycled leather waste, among other materials. It's products used in the production of residential and office furniture, garments, automotive upholstery products, and various consumer applications. It sells domestically in China and export to distributors and manufacturers in the United States and other foreign countries.

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