The historical rank and industry rank for AEterna Zentaris's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
TSX:AEZS'
s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -151476.92 Med: -786.65 Max: 35.86
Current: -368.46
TSX:AEZS's Pretax Margin % is ranked worse than 60.56% of 1027
companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -176.72
vs TSX:AEZS: -368.46
AEterna Zentaris Pretax Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for AEterna Zentaris'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 AEterna Zentaris's Pretax Margin %
For the Biotechnology subindustry, AEterna Zentaris'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.
AEterna Zentaris's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, AEterna Zentaris's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where AEterna Zentaris's Pretax Margin % falls into.
AEterna Zentaris 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.
AEterna Zentaris's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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.
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.
AEterna Zentaris Pretax Margin % Related Terms
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AEterna Zentaris Inc is a biopharmaceutical company commercializing & developing therapeutics & diagnostic tests. The company's product, Macrilen (macimorelin), is the oral test indicated for the diagnosis of adult growth hormone deficiency (GHD). Macrilen is marketed in the U.S. through a license agreement with Novo Nordisk & the company receives royalties on sales. Aeterna owns all rights to macimorelin outside of the U.S. & Canada. It is leveraging the clinical success & safety profile of macimorelin to develop it for the diagnosis of child-onset GHD. The company's geographical segments include Switzerland, Ireland, Denmark, and others, of which nearly all of its revenue comes from Switzerland.
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