Smiths News (Smiths News) Pretax Margin % : 2.71% (As of Aug. 2023)

Smiths News Pretax Margin % Chart

Smiths News Annual Data
	Trend	Aug14	Aug15	Aug16	Aug17	Aug18	Aug19	Aug20	Aug21	Aug22	Aug23
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					2.32	1.27	2.76	2.56	2.91

Smiths News Semi-Annual Data
	Feb14	Aug14	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.62	2.68	2.44	3.11	2.71

Competitive Comparison of Smiths News's Pretax Margin %

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

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

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

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

Smiths News 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.

Smiths News's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Smiths News's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 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.

Smiths News  (OTCPK:SMWPY) 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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