PRETAX PROFIT MARGIN
The earnings of a company before tax as a percentage of total sales or revenues. The higher the pre-tax profit margin, the more profitable the company. The trend of the pre tax profit margin is as important as the figure itself, since it provides an indication of which way the company's profitability is headed.
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Akio Mimura
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Asian Tail
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Advertising-To-Sales Ratio
An advertising campaign's measurement of effectiveness. It is calculated by dividing the total advertising expense by its sales revenue. The ad ...
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 08:30 | Producer & Import Prices | Mar | |
| 11:00 | Industrial Production | Feb | |
| 14:30 | Manufacturing Shipments | Feb | |
| 14:30 | Wholesale Sales | Feb | |
| 14:30 | Retail Sales | Mar | |
| 14:30 | NY Fed Empire State manufacturing index | Apr | |
| 16:00 | Business Inventories | Feb | |
| 16:00 | NAHB Housing Market Index | Apr | |
| 04:00 | Real GDP | 1 quarter |
