The historical rank and industry rank for Smart & Final Stores's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
SFS's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 3.02 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.
Smart & Final Stores Pretax Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Smart & Final Stores'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.
Competitive Comparison of Smart & Final Stores's Pretax Margin %
For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Smart & Final Stores'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.
Smart & Final Stores's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Smart & Final Stores's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Smart & Final Stores's Pretax Margin % falls into.
Smart & Final Stores 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.
Smart & Final Stores's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 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.
Smart & Final Stores (NYSE:SFS) 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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Smart & Final Stores (Smart & Final Stores) Business Description
Smart & Final Stores Inc is a U.S.-based company that is principally engaged in food retail. The company operates through stores under the Smart & Final and Cash & Carry banners. The Smart & Final stores target both household and business customers. The Cash & Carry stores mainly provides goods to business customers, including restaurants, caterers, and other foodservice providers, along with community organizations. The company's goods consist of fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy, cheese, grocery, beverage, paper and packaging, restaurant equipment, and janitorial supplies. The majority of the company's stores are located in the west of the United States, with a few in northwestern Mexico in a joint-venture format.
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