The historical rank and industry rank for Applied Materials's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
AMAT'
s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.96 Med: 25.09 Max: 30.43
Current: 30.43
AMAT's Pretax Margin % is ranked better than 92.87% of 982
companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 4.925
vs AMAT: 30.43
Applied Materials Pretax Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Applied Materials'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 Applied Materials's Pretax Margin %
For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Applied Materials'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.
Applied Materials's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Applied Materials's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Applied Materials's Pretax Margin % falls into.
Applied Materials 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.
Applied Materials's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 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.
Applied Materials Pretax Margin % Related Terms
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Applied Materials (Applied Materials) Business Description
Applied Materials is the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturer in the world. Applied Materials has a broad portfolio spanning nearly every corner of the WFE ecosystem. Specifically, Applied Materials holds a market share leadership position in deposition, which entails the layering of new materials on semiconductor wafers. It is more exposed to general-purpose logic chips made at integrated device manufacturers and foundries. It counts the largest chipmakers in the world as customers, including TSMC, Intel, and Samsung.
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