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Sasol (SASOF) Pretax Margin % : -4.54% (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Sasol Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Sasol's Pre-Tax Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was $-334 Mil. Sasol's Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was $7,359 Mil. Therefore, Sasol's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was -4.54%.

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

SASOF' s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -62.15   Med: 11.18   Max: 24.61
Current: 5.01


SASOF's Pretax Margin % is ranked worse than
53.23% of 1533 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 5.64 vs SASOF: 5.01

Sasol Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sasol'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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Sasol Pretax Margin % Chart

Sasol Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.91 -62.15 5.31 20.36 5.01

Sasol Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
Pretax Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.84 17.68 22.47 13.69 -4.54

Competitive Comparison of Sasol's Pretax Margin %

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sasol'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.


Sasol's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sasol's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sasol 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.

Sasol's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Revenue (A: Jun. 2023 )
=774.295/15454.739
=5.01 %

Sasol's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Revenue (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-334.013/7359.161
=-4.54 %

* 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.


Sasol  (OTCPK:SASOF) 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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Sasol (SASOF) Business Description

Address
50 Katherine Street, Sasol Place, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Sasol Ltd operates as a vertically integrated chemicals and energy company through its two main segments: Energy business and Chemical business. It generates maximum revenue from the Chemicals segment. The company operates coal mines and its upstream interests in oil and gas, both of which are used as feedstock in the company's energy and chemicals operations. Sasol markets commodity and performance chemicals, sells liquid fuel products, and markets, distributes and transports pipeline gas. Geographically the company generates the majority of its revenue from South Africa.