Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Time Warner's Pre-Tax Income for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2018 was $1,510 Mil. Time Warner's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2018 was $7,996 Mil. Therefore, Time Warner's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was 18.88%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Time Warner's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
TWX's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 2.465 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.
Time Warner Pretax Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Time Warner'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 Time Warner's Pretax Margin %
For the Broadcasting subindustry, Time Warner'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.
Time Warner's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Time Warner's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Time Warner's Pretax Margin % falls into.
Time Warner 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.
Time Warner's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 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.
Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) 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.
Time Warner Pretax Margin % Related Terms
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Time Warner is a pure-play entertainment company that owns several television networks, including HBO, CNN, TNT, and the CW. The filmed entertainment segment creates and distributes movies and television programming for internal and external distribution outlets. Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema combine to form the largest filmmaker in the world. The company owns a deep and valuable content library that includes popular movie franchises such as DC Comics and Harry Potter and television programs such as Friends and The Big Bang Theory.
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