Metro Pacific Tollways (PHS:TOL) Pretax Margin % : 46.31% (As of Mar. 2012)

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What is Metro Pacific Tollways Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Metro Pacific Tollways's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2012 was ₱773.62 Mil. Metro Pacific Tollways's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2012 was ₱1,670.50 Mil. Therefore, Metro Pacific Tollways's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 was 46.31%.

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

PHS:TOL' s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.1 Med: 36.3 Max: 48.5
Current: 46.3

PHS:TOL's Pretax Margin % is not ranked
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 4.505 vs PHS:TOL: 46.30

Metro Pacific Tollways Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metro Pacific Tollways's Pretax Margin % can be seen below:

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Metro Pacific Tollways Pretax Margin % Chart

Metro Pacific Tollways Annual Data

Trend

Dec10

Dec11

Pretax Margin %

25.69

36.32

Metro Pacific Tollways Quarterly Data
	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			40.56	31.96	48.52	25.23	46.31

Competitive Comparison of Metro Pacific Tollways's Pretax Margin %

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Metro Pacific Tollways'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.

Metro Pacific Tollways's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Metro Pacific Tollways's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Metro Pacific Tollways's Pretax Margin % falls into.

Metro Pacific Tollways 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.

Metro Pacific Tollways's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Pretax Margin	=	Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2011 )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2011 )
	=	2348.262	/	6464.988
	=	36.32 %

Metro Pacific Tollways'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 )
	=	773.619	/	1670.496
	=	46.31 %

Metro Pacific Tollways (PHS:TOL) 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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