Puissant Industries (Puissant Industries) Pretax Margin % : -44.61% (As of Dec. 2013)

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What is Puissant Industries Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Puissant Industries's Pre-Tax Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2013 was $-0.21 Mil. Puissant Industries's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2013 was $0.47 Mil. Therefore, Puissant Industries's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was -44.61%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Puissant Industries's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

PSSS's Pretax Margin % is not ranked ^*
in the Capital Markets industry.
Industry Median: 19.625
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.

Puissant Industries Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Puissant Industries's Pretax Margin % can be seen below:

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Puissant Industries Pretax Margin % Chart

Puissant Industries Annual Data

Trend

Dec10

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Pretax Margin %

11.59

-10.00

-44.61

Puissant Industries Semi-Annual Data
	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13
Pretax Margin %	-	11.59	-10.00	-44.61

Competitive Comparison of Puissant Industries's Pretax Margin %

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Puissant Industries'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.

Puissant Industries's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Puissant Industries's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Puissant Industries's Pretax Margin % falls into.

Puissant Industries 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.

Puissant Industries's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Pretax Margin	=	Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2013 )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2013 )
	=	-0.211	/	0.473
	=	-44.61 %

Puissant Industries's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Pretax Margin	=	Pre-Tax Income (Q: Dec. 2013 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2013 )
	=	-0.211	/	0.473
	=	-44.61 %

Puissant Industries (OTCPK:PSSS) 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.

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Puissant Industries (Puissant Industries) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

N/A

Address

480 Lexington Road, Suite 12, Versailles, KY, USA, 40383

Website

http://www.psss.co

Puissant Industries Inc is a rapidly growing independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, acquisition, and production of crude oil and natural gas with operations focused in the United States. The Company's focus is on the redevelopment of producing oils and gas properties and is currently producing commercial quantities of oil and gas from fields it owns and operates.

Executives

Carbon River Holdings, Inc.	10 percent owner	520 WHITLEY STREET, LONDON KY 40743
Logos Resources, Inc.	10 percent owner	520 WHITLEY STREET, LONDON KY 40743
Marshall E. Holbrook	director, officer: Vice President	520 WHITLEY STREET, LONDON KY 40743
Holbrook Cora J.	director, officer: Secretary/Treasurer	520 WHITLEY STREET, LONDON KY 40743
Mccrome International Inc.	10 percent owner	520 WHITLEY STREET, LONDON KY 40743
Sovereign One, Inc.	10 percent owner	520 WHITLEY STREET, LONDON KY 40743
Mark E. Holbrook	director, officer: President	520 WHITLEY STREET, LONDON KY 40743

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