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Lion Office ProductsTSE:423A -1.30%16 Pretax Margin % is 8.28% as of Mar. 2026, which is 146% above its 10-year median of 3.37. GuruFocus rates TSE:423A with a GF Score™ of 16/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 3,031 Industrial Products companies, Lion Office Products ranks worse than 59.49% on this metric.
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.
Lion Office Products Pretax Margin % Related Terms
Lion Office Products Pretax Margin % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Lion Office Products'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.
For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Lion Office Products'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.
Lion Office Products Pretax Margin % vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Lion Office Products's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lion Office Products'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.
Lion Office Products (TSE:423A) has a Pretax Margin % of 8.28% as of Mar. 2026. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Lion Office Products and its competitors. This is 146% above median its historical median of 3.37. Over the past decade, Lion Office Products' Pretax Margin % has ranged from 3.25 to 3.91. According to the industry distribution chart, Lion Office Products ranks #1803 out of 3031 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 59.5%.
Is Lion Office Products' Pretax Margin % too high?
Lion Office Products' current Pretax Margin % of 8.28% is 146% above median its 10-year median of 3.37. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.25 to a high of 3.91. The Industrial Products industry median Pretax Margin % is 5.81. Lion Office Products' value of 8.28% is 42.5% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Lion Office Products ranks #1803 out of 3031 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Lion Office Products has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Lion Office Products' Pretax Margin % compare to competitors?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Lion Office Products ranks #1803 out of 3031 companies for Pretax Margin %. This places Lion Office Products in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Pretax Margin % is 5.81. Lion Office Products' value of 8.28% is 42.5% above this benchmark. Historically, Lion Office Products' own Pretax Margin % has ranged from 3.25 to 3.91 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 3.37 vs. the industry median of 5.81, Lion Office Products has consistently been above the industry average. 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 an Industrial Products company?
The median Pretax Margin % among Industrial Products companies is 5.81, based on 3,031 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. Lion Office Products's current Pretax Margin % of 8.28% is 42.5% above 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 Lion Office Products and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Pretax Margin % is 5.81 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Lion Office Products's current Pretax Margin % is 8.28%, which is 146% above median its own 10-year median of 3.37. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Lion Office Products stock overvalued right now?
Lion Office Products (TSE:423A) has a current Pretax Margin % of 8.28%. The current Pretax Margin % is 8.28%, which is 146% above median its 10-year median of 3.37 and 42.5% above the Industrial Products industry median of 5.81. Lion Office Products' overall GF Score™ is 16/100 with 2 warning signs to review. 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 Lion Office Products (TSE:423A), the current Pretax Margin % is 8.28% as of Mar. 2026. 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.
Lion Office Products Corp is engaged in Manufacture and sales of stationery, office supplies and office furniture/Office space design, construction, interior finishing work/Sales of ICT devices in the education market/E-commerce.
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