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Zurvita Holdings (Zurvita Holdings) Pretax Margin % : -10.78% (As of Jan. 2013)


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What is Zurvita Holdings Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Zurvita Holdings's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2013 was $-0.78 Mil. Zurvita Holdings's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2013 was $7.27 Mil. Therefore, Zurvita Holdings's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2013 was -10.78%.

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


ZRVT's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 4.28
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Zurvita Holdings Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zurvita Holdings'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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Zurvita Holdings Pretax Margin % Chart

Zurvita Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jul07 Jul08 Jul09 Jul10 Jul11 Jul12
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -182.87 35.06 -5.47

Zurvita Holdings Quarterly Data
Apr08 Jul08 Oct08 Jan09 Apr09 Jul09 Oct09 Jan10 Apr10 Jul10 Oct10 Jan11 Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Jan12 Apr12 Jul12 Oct12 Jan13
Pretax Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -80.12 -58.76 69.23 0.44 -10.78

Competitive Comparison of Zurvita Holdings's Pretax Margin %

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Zurvita Holdings'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.


Zurvita Holdings's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Zurvita Holdings's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Zurvita Holdings 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.

Zurvita Holdings's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2012 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Jul. 2012 )/Revenue (A: Jul. 2012 )
=-0.432/7.894
=-5.47 %

Zurvita Holdings's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2013 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Jan. 2013 )/Revenue (Q: Jan. 2013 )
=-0.784/7.274
=-10.78 %

* 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.


Zurvita Holdings  (OTCPK:ZRVT) 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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Zurvita Holdings (Zurvita Holdings) Business Description

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Address
800 Gessner Road, Houston, TX, USA, 77024
Zurvita Holdings Inc is a Delaware Corporation. The company is a provider of products and benefits through the use of a multi-level marketing distribution channel which consist of independent business operators. The Company's products include health-related membership programs, residential energy rate plans, identity theft and consumer credit services, as well as numerous low cost ancillary products. It also markets numerous low cost ancillary products such as home warranty, legal assistance and restoration services for identity theft and consumer credit.

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