Watlington Waterworks (BDA:WWW.BH) Pretax Margin % : % (As of . 20)

Watlington Waterworks Pretax Margin % Chart

Competitive Comparison of Watlington Waterworks's Pretax Margin %

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Watlington Waterworks'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.

Watlington Waterworks's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Watlington Waterworks's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Watlington Waterworks 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.

Watlington Waterworks's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in . 20 is calculated as

Watlington Waterworks's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in . 20 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.

Watlington Waterworks  (BDA:WWW.BH) 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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