News Communications (News Communications) Pretax Margin % : -8.36% (As of Dec. 2004)

News Communications Pretax Margin % Chart

News Communications Annual Data
	Trend	Nov96	Nov97	Nov98	Nov99	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial				-8.59	-19.39	-6.11	-12.81	-8.36

News Communications Semi-Annual Data
	Nov96	Nov97	Nov98	Nov99	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial				-8.59	-19.39	-6.11	-12.81	-8.36

Competitive Comparison of News Communications's Pretax Margin %

For the Publishing subindustry, News Communications's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % data, can be viewed below:

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News Communications's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, News Communications's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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News Communications 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.

News Communications's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as

News Communications's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 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.

News Communications  (OTCPK:NWCM) 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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