Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Calpine's Pre-Tax Income for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2017 was $-280 Mil. Calpine's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2017 was $1,801 Mil. Therefore, Calpine's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was -15.55%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Calpine's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
CPN's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry.
Industry Median: 10.275 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.
Calpine Pretax Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Calpine'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 Calpine's Pretax Margin %
For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Calpine'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.
Calpine's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry
For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Calpine's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Calpine's Pretax Margin % falls into.
Calpine 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.
Calpine'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.
Calpine (NYSE:CPN) 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.
Calpine Pretax Margin % Related Terms
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Calpine is the largest natural gas power producer in the United States, with 3.0 GW of simple-cycle combustion turbines, 6.3 GW of combined-cycle cogeneration, and 15.8 GW of combined-cycle combustion turbines. It also owns 725 MW of geothermal generation in California geothermal generation and 4 MW of solar generation.
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