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Trulite (Trulite) Pretax Margin % : % (As of Mar. 2008)


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What is Trulite Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Trulite's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2008 was $-0.93 Mil. Trulite's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2008 was $0.00 Mil. Therefore, Trulite's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2008 was %.

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


TRUL's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 6.55
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.

Trulite Pretax Margin % Historical Data

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

Trulite Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07
Pretax Margin %
-43,900.00 -4,858.82 -43,037.50 -157,500.00

Trulite Quarterly Data
Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08
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Competitive Comparison of Trulite's Pretax Margin %

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Trulite'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.


Trulite's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Trulite's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Trulite 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.

Trulite's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2007 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2007 )
=-4.725/0.003
=-157,500.00 %

Trulite's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2008 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Mar. 2008 )/Revenue (Q: Mar. 2008 )
=-0.929/0
= %

* 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.


Trulite  (OTCPK:TRUL) 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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Trulite (Trulite) Business Description

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Address
151 Powell Road, Suite 111, Northeast Campus, Columbia, SC, USA, 29203
Trulite Inc operates in the electronic sector. The company is engaged in the development and selling of portable, semi-portable and stationery products, components and power generation systems that can generate clean renewable power for use in off-grid applications requiring power up to one kilowatt.
Executives
Richard K Hoesterey director 7852 LA COSA DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75248

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