The historical rank and industry rank for Shimmick Construction Company's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
SCCI's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 5.515 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.
Shimmick Construction Company (NAS:SCCI) 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.
Shimmick Construction Company Pretax Margin % Related Terms
Shimmick Construction Company Pretax Margin % Historical Data
* 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.
Shimmick Construction Company Pretax Margin % Chart
Shimmick Construction Company Annual Data
Trend
Dec13
Dec14
Pretax Margin %
-1.69
2.85
Shimmick Construction Company Semi-Annual Data
Dec13
Jun14
Dec14
Jun15
Pretax Margin %
0.00
1.88
3.47
3.36
SCCI vs TSSI, SWMM, SFHI: Pretax Margin % Comparison
For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Shimmick Construction Company'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.
Shimmick Construction Company Pretax Margin % vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Shimmick Construction Company's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Shimmick Construction Company'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.
Shimmick Construction Company (SCCI) has a Pretax Margin % of 3.36% as of Jun. 2015. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Shimmick Construction Company and its competitors.
Is Shimmick Construction Company's Pretax Margin % too high?
Shimmick Construction Company's current Pretax Margin % is 3.36%. The Construction industry median Pretax Margin % is 5.52. Shimmick Construction Company's value of 3.36% is 39.1% below this industry median.
How does Shimmick Construction Company's Pretax Margin % compare to TSSI and SWMM?
Shimmick Construction Company's Pretax Margin % of 3.36% can be compared against companies in the Construction industry. The industry median Pretax Margin % is 5.52. Shimmick Construction Company's value of 3.36% is 39.1% below this benchmark. 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 Construction company?
The median Pretax Margin % among Construction companies is 5.52, based on 1,758 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. Shimmick Construction Company's current Pretax Margin % of 3.36% is 39.1% below the industry median. 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 Shimmick Construction Company and its competitors. For the Construction industry, the median Pretax Margin % is 5.52 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Shimmick Construction Company's current Pretax Margin % is 3.36%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Shimmick Construction Company stock overvalued right now?
Shimmick Construction Company (SCCI) has a current Pretax Margin % of 3.36%. The current Pretax Margin % is 3.36% and 39.1% below the Construction industry median of 5.52. 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 Shimmick Construction Company (SCCI), the current Pretax Margin % is 3.36% as of Jun. 2015. 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.
Shimmick Construction Company Business Description
Shimmick Construction Company Inc is a heavy civil construction company founded in 1990. The Company is engaged in construction activities in the western United States, with operations in California. The Company offers general construction, construction management, and design-build services to federal, state, and local public agencies and private customers in California and the Western United States. The Company operates in two segments including construction Projects and Construction Materials. The Construction Projects segment performs construction projects including new construction and improvement of streets, roads, highways, bridges, site work, underground, power-related facilities, utilities and other infrastructure projects. The Construction Materials segment mines and processes aggregates and operates plants that produce construction materials for internal use and for sale to third parties. The Company's customers include Caltrans, City of San Francisco, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles, LA MTA, BART, VTA, and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD). The Company faces competition from competitors including Balfour Beatty plc, Barnard Construction Company, Inc., Dragados S.A., Flatiron Construction Corp., Fluor Corporation, Granite Construction Incorporated, Kiewit Corporation, Obayashi Corporation, Skanska AB, Traylor Bros., Inc., Tutor Perini Corporation, and Walsh Construction Co. The Company's business is subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the environment, including those relating to discharges to air, water and land, the handling and disposal of solid and hazardous waste, the handling of underground storage tanks and the cleanup of properties affected by hazardous substances.
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