Functional Technologies (TSXV:FEB.H) Pretax Margin % : -7,179.55% (As of Aug. 2012)

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What is Functional Technologies Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Functional Technologies's Pre-Tax Income for the six months ended in Aug. 2012 was C$-12.64 Mil. Functional Technologies's Revenue for the six months ended in Aug. 2012 was C$0.18 Mil. Therefore, Functional Technologies's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2012 was -7,179.55%.

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Industry Median: -153.96
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Functional Technologies Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Functional Technologies's Pretax Margin % can be seen below:

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Functional Technologies Pretax Margin % Chart

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-2,415.35

-7,179.55

Functional Technologies Semi-Annual Data
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Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial							-	-	-	-2,415.35	-7,179.55

Competitive Comparison of Functional Technologies's Pretax Margin %

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Functional Technologies's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % data, can be viewed below:

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Functional Technologies's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Functional Technologies's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Functional Technologies 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.

Functional Technologies's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2012 is calculated as

Pretax Margin	=	Pre-Tax Income (A: Aug. 2012 )	/	Revenue (A: Aug. 2012 )
	=	-12.636	/	0.176
	=	-7,179.55 %

Functional Technologies's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2012 is calculated as

Pretax Margin	=	Pre-Tax Income (Q: Aug. 2012 )	/	Revenue (Q: Aug. 2012 )
	=	-12.636	/	0.176
	=	-7,179.55 %

Functional Technologies (TSXV:FEB.H) 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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Functional Technologies Corp is incorporated under the corporate laws of British Columbia, Canada on October 18, 1999. The Company is a functional foods and biological health products company that is developing and commercializing advanced yeast products and other novel biological products for the food and health care industry. The company develops and commercializes proprietary, advanced yeast-based solutions to significant challenges in the food, beverage and healthcare industries, for which viable solutions are lacking. The Company's platform technologies improve the performance of innate yeast functions to primarily prevent the formation of naturally occurring toxins and contaminants that either affect final product quality or are classified by various global agencies as dangerous substances (e.g. carcinogens, neurotoxicants or reproductive toxicants). The Company operates in three geographic regions: Canada, Europe and the United States.

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