Lifeline Scientific (LSE:LSI) Net Margin % : 10.65% (As of Jun. 2016)

Lifeline Scientific Net Margin % Chart

Lifeline Scientific Annual Data
	Trend	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15
Net Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					13.69	-0.70	8.60	10.05	31.25

Lifeline Scientific Semi-Annual Data
	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16
Net Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										0.20	17.46	0.63	50.12	10.65

Competitive Comparison of Lifeline Scientific's Net Margin %

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Lifeline Scientific's Net Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net 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.

Lifeline Scientific's Net Margin % Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Lifeline Scientific's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lifeline Scientific's Net Margin % falls into.

Lifeline Scientific Net Margin % Calculation

Net margin - also known as net profit margin is the ratio of Net Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Lifeline Scientific's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Lifeline Scientific's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 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.

Lifeline Scientific  (LSE:LSI) Net Margin % Explanation

Although Net Income and Earnings-per-Share (EPS) are the most widely used parameter in measuring a company's profitability and valuation, it is the least reliable. The reason is that reported earnings can be manipulated easily by adjusting any numbers such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amotorization and non-recurring items.

But the long term trend of the net margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.

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