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GD Entertainment & Technology (GD Entertainment & Technology) Pretax Margin % : 0.00% (As of Feb. 2006)


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What is GD Entertainment & Technology Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. GD Entertainment & Technology's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2006 was $0.00 Mil. GD Entertainment & Technology's Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2006 was $0.68 Mil. Therefore, GD Entertainment & Technology's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2006 was 0.00%.

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


GDET's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Personal Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.12
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.

GD Entertainment & Technology Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for GD Entertainment & Technology'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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GD Entertainment & Technology Pretax Margin % Chart

GD Entertainment & Technology Annual Data
Trend May01 May04 May05
Pretax Margin %
93.97 -16.77 -

GD Entertainment & Technology Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of GD Entertainment & Technology's Pretax Margin %

For the Personal Services subindustry, GD Entertainment & Technology'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.


GD Entertainment & Technology's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, GD Entertainment & Technology's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GD Entertainment & Technology's Pretax Margin % falls into.



GD Entertainment & Technology 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.

GD Entertainment & Technology's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2005 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: May. 2005 )/Revenue (A: May. 2005 )
=0/1.038
=0.00 %

GD Entertainment & Technology's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2006 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Feb. 2006 )/Revenue (Q: Feb. 2006 )
=0/0.682
=0.00 %

* 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.


GD Entertainment & Technology  (OTCPK:GDET) 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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GD Entertainment & Technology (GD Entertainment & Technology) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1 Bridge Plaza, 2nd Floor, Fort Lee, NJ, USA, 07024
Website
GD Entertainment & Technology Inc focuses on high growth industries. The company currently has one operating subsidiary, DreamCard, a high-end metal card that personalizes debit and credit cards for a fee which allows users to create a customizable debit or credit card using its online platform. It also customizes Specialty Cards for Customer Loyalty and Affinity Networks. It simply takes an existing debit or credit card and transfers its data and chip into a new metal, 24karat or Stainless Steel card of the cardholders design and ships it to the holder. GDET markets to the business enterprises that promote commerce to members with a VIP card. Casinos and Affinity Networks form the base of company consumers.