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China Mobile (HKSE:00941) Pretax Margin % : 14.55% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is China Mobile Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. China Mobile's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was HK$41,686 Mil. China Mobile's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was HK$286,465 Mil. Therefore, China Mobile's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 14.55%.

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

HKSE:00941' s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.87   Med: 19.53   Max: 21.88
Current: 16.87


HKSE:00941's Pretax Margin % is ranked better than
79.27% of 381 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 5.73 vs HKSE:00941: 16.87

China Mobile Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Mobile'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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China Mobile Pretax Margin % Chart

China Mobile Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.05 18.53 17.94 17.38 16.90

China Mobile Quarterly Data
Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 14.56 22.21 16.00 13.98 14.55

Competitive Comparison of China Mobile's Pretax Margin %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, China Mobile'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.


China Mobile's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, China Mobile's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



China Mobile 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.

China Mobile's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=186523.207/1103960.873
=16.90 %

China Mobile's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=41685.732/286465.3
=14.55 %

* 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.


China Mobile  (HKSE:00941) 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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China Mobile (HKSE:00941) Business Description

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Address
99 Queen’s Road Central, 60th Floor, The Center, Hong Kong, HKG
China Mobile is not only the largest telecom operator in China by the number of mobile subscribers (990 million) but also the largest in the world. It has 60% of the total wireless market in China and 45% of the fixed-line broadband market. The firm is continuing to roll out its 5G network, having launched 5G service in late 2019. It is doing some 5G network sharing with China Broadnet at 700 MHz and also resells its 2G/4G/5G network through China Broadnet. Strong growth is being generated through internet data centers where it has the second-largest network in China and through Cloud Services. The company issued stock on the A-share market in 2022 and completed its first buyback of H-shares.

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