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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Nanalysis Scientific Pretax Margin % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Nanalysis Scientific's Pretax Margin % can be seen below:
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NSCIF vs COHR, KEYS, GRMN: Pretax Margin % Comparison
For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Nanalysis Scientific'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.
Nanalysis Scientific Pretax Margin % vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Nanalysis Scientific's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Nanalysis Scientific's Pretax Margin % falls into.
* 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.
Nanalysis Scientific (NSCIF) has a Pretax Margin % of -11.64% as of Mar. 2026. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Nanalysis Scientific and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Nanalysis Scientific ranks #2062 out of 2471 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 83.4%.
Is Nanalysis Scientific's Pretax Margin % too high?
Nanalysis Scientific's current Pretax Margin % is -11.64%. Based on the distribution chart, Nanalysis Scientific ranks #2062 out of 2471 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Nanalysis Scientific has a GF Score™ of 53/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Nanalysis Scientific's Pretax Margin % compare to COHR and KEYS?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Nanalysis Scientific ranks #2062 out of 2471 companies for Pretax Margin %. This places Nanalysis Scientific in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Pretax Margin % is 3.58. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Pretax Margin % for a Hardware company?
The median Pretax Margin % among Hardware companies is 3.58, based on 2,471 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Pretax Margin % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Pretax Margin % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Pretax Margin % mean?
A high Pretax Margin % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Nanalysis Scientific and its competitors. For the Hardware industry, the median Pretax Margin % is 3.58 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Nanalysis Scientific's current Pretax Margin % is -11.64%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Nanalysis Scientific stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nanalysis Scientific (NSCIF) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.22, compared to a current price of $0.08 — trading 62.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Pretax Margin % is -11.64%. Nanalysis Scientific's overall GF Score™ is 53/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Pretax Margin % calculated?
Pretax Margin % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Nanalysis Scientific (NSCIF), the current Pretax Margin % is -11.64% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Nanalysis Scientific (NSCIF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nanalysis Scientific stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $0.08 is trading 62.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $0.22.
GuruFocus considers Nanalysis Scientific to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for NSCIF:
Pretax Margin %: -11.64%
GF Value™: $0.22 vs. price of $0.08 (62.2% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the NSCIF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Nanalysis Scientific Corp has two primary operating segments. Its first operating segment, Scientific Equipment, conducts scientific equipment manufacturing and sales, mainly as a patent-protected technology company that develops, manufactures, and sells magnetic resonance products for education, pharmaceutical, biotech, nutraceutical, chemical, food, materials, security, life science, and medical applications. Its second operating segment, Security Services, focuses on providing preventative and on-call maintenance services, as well as installation of detection and analysis equipment. The majority of this segment consists of servicing a Crown Corporation of the Government of Canada, maintaining imaging and security equipment at international airports across Canada.
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