Central Natural Resources (Central Natural Resources) Pretax Margin % : 32.81% (As of Jun. 2004)

Central Natural Resources Pretax Margin % Chart

Central Natural Resources Annual Data
	Trend	Dec95	Dec96	Dec97	Dec98	Dec99	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial				148.86	174.36	45.12	-91.03	10.19

Central Natural Resources Quarterly Data
	Dec98	Dec99	Mar00	Jun00	Sep00	Dec00	Mar01	Jun01	Sep01	Dec01	Mar02	Jun02	Sep02	Dec02	Mar03	Jun03	Sep03	Dec03	Mar04	Jun04
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															25.09	-13.43	34.18	25.61	32.81

Competitive Comparison of Central Natural Resources's Pretax Margin %

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Central Natural Resources'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.

Central Natural Resources's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Central Natural Resources's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Central Natural Resources's Pretax Margin % falls into.

Central Natural Resources 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.

Central Natural Resources's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2003 is calculated as

Central Natural Resources's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2004 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.

Central Natural Resources  (OTCPK:CTNR) 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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