Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. SunEdison's Pre-Tax Income for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2015 was $-367.00 Mil. SunEdison's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2015 was $476.00 Mil. Therefore, SunEdison's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was -77.10%.
The historical rank and industry rank for SunEdison's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
SDSNQ.PFD'
s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -77.1 Med: -1.33 Max: 57.85
Current: -77.1
SDSNQ.PFD's Pretax Margin % is not ranked
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 5.24
vs SDSNQ.PFD: -77.10
SunEdison Pretax Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for SunEdison'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 SunEdison's Pretax Margin %
For the Solar subindustry, SunEdison'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.
SunEdison's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, SunEdison's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where SunEdison's Pretax Margin % falls into.
SunEdison 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.
SunEdison's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 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.
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.
SunEdison Pretax Margin % Related Terms
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MEMC Electronic Materials produces silicon wafers that are the basic materials used by chipmakers to fabricate semiconductors. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Europe, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States. Customers include manufacturers of computer memory and microprocessors.
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