Pier 1 Imports (STU:PJ1A) Pretax Margin % : -16.38% (As of Nov. 2019)

Pier 1 Imports Pretax Margin % Chart

Pier 1 Imports Annual Data
	Trend	Feb10	Feb11	Feb12	Feb13	Feb14	Feb15	Feb16	Feb17	Feb18	Feb19
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					6.39	3.34	2.48	1.00	-12.97

Pier 1 Imports Quarterly Data
	Feb15	May15	Aug15	Nov15	Feb16	May16	Aug16	Nov16	Feb17	May17	Aug17	Nov17	Feb18	May18	Aug18	Nov18	Feb19	May19	Aug19	Nov19
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-7.88	-16.73	-25.95	-32.17	-16.38

Competitive Comparison of Pier 1 Imports's Pretax Margin %

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Pier 1 Imports'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.

Pier 1 Imports's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Pier 1 Imports's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pier 1 Imports's Pretax Margin % falls into.

Pier 1 Imports 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.

Pier 1 Imports's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2019 is calculated as

Pier 1 Imports's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2019 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.

Pier 1 Imports  (STU:PJ1A) 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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Pier 1 Imports (STU:PJ1A) Business Description