The historical rank and industry rank for Emmis Communications's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
EMMSP.PFD'
s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -85.92 Med: 1.23 Max: 49.18
Current: -49.85
EMMSP.PFD's Pretax Margin % is not ranked
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 2.39
vs EMMSP.PFD: -49.85
Emmis Communications Pretax Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Emmis Communications'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 Emmis Communications's Pretax Margin %
For the Broadcasting subindustry, Emmis Communications'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.
Emmis Communications's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Emmis Communications's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Emmis Communications's Pretax Margin % falls into.
Emmis Communications 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.
Emmis Communications's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2020 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.
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Emmis Communications (Emmis Communications) Business Description
Emmis Corp, formerly Emmis Communications Corp is a diversified media company principally focused on radio broadcasting. The company owns and operates radio and magazine entities in large and medium-sized markets throughout the United States. Its operations have aligned into two business segments: Radio and Publishing. A vast majority of revenue is generated from the Radio segment. The company generates revenue in the form of Advertising; Circulation, which includes revenues from digital and home delivery subscriptions; Nontraditional, which includes ticket sales and sponsorship of events on their stations and magazine conduct; LMA(Local Marketing Agreement) Fees; and other revenues.
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