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Cisco Systems (LTS:0R0K) Pretax Margin % : 24.71% (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Cisco Systems Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Cisco Systems's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $3,161 Mil. Cisco Systems's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $12,791 Mil. Therefore, Cisco Systems's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 24.71%.

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

LTS:0R0K' s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.61   Med: 26.53   Max: 28.34
Current: 28.01


LTS:0R0K's Pretax Margin % is ranked better than
95.66% of 2463 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 3.59 vs LTS:0R0K: 28.01

Cisco Systems Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cisco Systems'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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Cisco Systems Pretax Margin % Chart

Cisco Systems Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.07 28.34 26.62 28.08 26.87

Cisco Systems Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 25.13 27.16 29.41 30.28 24.71

Competitive Comparison of Cisco Systems's Pretax Margin %

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Cisco Systems'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.


Cisco Systems's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Cisco Systems's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cisco Systems 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.

Cisco Systems's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Jul. 2023 )/Revenue (A: Jul. 2023 )
=15318/56998
=26.87 %

Cisco Systems's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Revenue (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=3161/12791
=24.71 %

* 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.


Cisco Systems  (LTS:0R0K) 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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Cisco Systems (LTS:0R0K) Business Description

Address
170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA, USA, 95134-1706
Cisco Systems is the largest provider of networking equipment in the world and one of the largest software companies in the world. Its largest businesses are selling networking hardware and software (where it has leading market shares) and cybersecurity software like firewalls. It also has collaboration products, like its Webex suite, and observability tools. It primarily outsources its manufacturing to third parties and has a large sales and marketing staff—25,000 strong across 90 countries. Overall, Cisco employees 80,000 employees and sells its products globally.

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