The historical rank and industry rank for Graham Holdings Co's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
GHC'
s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.67 Med: 11.05 Max: 39.37
Current: 8.72
GHC's Pretax Margin % is ranked better than 55.51% of 263
companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 6.78
vs GHC: 8.72
Graham Holdings Co Pretax Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Graham Holdings Co'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 Graham Holdings Co's Pretax Margin %
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Graham Holdings Co'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.
Graham Holdings Co's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Graham Holdings Co's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Graham Holdings Co's Pretax Margin % falls into.
Graham Holdings Co 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.
Graham Holdings Co'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.
Graham Holdings Co (NYSE:GHC) 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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Graham Holdings Co (Graham Holdings Co) Business Description
Graham Holdings Co. is a diversified education and media company made up of subsidiaries. Firm operations include educational services; television broadcasting; online, print, and local news; home health and hospice care; and manufacturing. The Company segments into the following seven reportable segments: Kaplan International, Higher Education, Supplemental Education, Television Broadcasting, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Automotive. The majority of revenue comes from the Kaplan International segment, which includes higher education, test preparation, language instruction, and professional training. A large portion of company revenue also comes from the television broadcasting segment through advertising.
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