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FRMO (FRMO) Pretax Margin % : 104.57% (As of May. 2014)


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What is FRMO Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. FRMO's Pre-Tax Income for the six months ended in May. 2014 was $6.68 Mil. FRMO's Revenue for the six months ended in May. 2014 was $6.39 Mil. Therefore, FRMO's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in May. 2014 was 104.57%.

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


FRMO's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 89.59
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.

FRMO Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for FRMO'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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FRMO Pretax Margin % Chart

FRMO Annual Data
Trend Feb00 Feb01 Feb02 Feb03 Feb04 May12 May13 May14
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 50.00 63.13 110.47 112.56 104.57

FRMO Semi-Annual Data
Feb00 Feb01 Feb02 Feb03 Feb04 May12 May13 May14
Pretax Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial 50.00 63.13 110.47 112.56 104.57

Competitive Comparison of FRMO's Pretax Margin %

For the Asset Management subindustry, FRMO'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.


FRMO's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, FRMO's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where FRMO's Pretax Margin % falls into.



FRMO 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.

FRMO's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2014 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: May. 2014 )/Revenue (A: May. 2014 )
=6.678/6.386
=104.57 %

FRMO's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in May. 2014 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: May. 2014 )/Revenue (Q: May. 2014 )
=6.678/6.386
=104.57 %

* 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.


FRMO  (OTCPK:FRMO) 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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FRMO (FRMO) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1 North Lexington Avenue, Suite 12C, White Plains, NY, USA, 10601
FRMO Corp is focused its activities on making strategic investments in public and private companies.
Executives
Steven Bregman director, 10 percent owner, officer: President HORIZON KINETICS LLC, 470 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, 4TH FLOOR SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10016
Santa Monica Partners Lp director 1865 PALMER AVENUE, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Lawrence J Goldstein director 1865 PALMER AVE 108, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Jay P Hirschson director 747 GREENWICH ST, SUITE 400, NEW YORK NY 10014
Murray Stahl director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO C/O HORIZON KINETICS LLC, 470 PARK AVE S 8TH FL S, NEW YORK NY 10016
Peter Doyle director, 10 percent owner, officer: Vice President, other: Secretary 470 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Lester J Tanner director, officer: Secretary 100 PARK AVENUE SUITE 3302, NEW YORK NY 10017
Allan Kornfeld director 123 WILD DUNES WAY, JACKSON NJ 08527

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