Publishing Companies By Profit Margin

Profit Margin
Profit MarginEfficiencyMarket RiskExp Return
1DJCO Daily Journal Corp
1.44
 0.02 
 2.24 
 0.04 
2PSO Pearson PLC ADR
0.13
(0.05)
 1.46 
(0.08)
3NYT New York Times
0.12
 0.04 
 1.08 
 0.04 
4WLY John Wiley Sons
0.0502
(0.10)
 2.07 
(0.21)
5NWSA News Corp A
0.0474
 0.11 
 0.92 
 0.10 
6NWS News Corp B
0.0474
 0.09 
 0.95 
 0.08 
7ADBN Americana Distribution
0.0
 0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
8SCHL Scholastic
-0.0012
 0.13 
 4.09 
 0.53 
9DALN Dallasnews Corp
-0.0426
 0.13 
 26.68 
 3.58 
10LEE Lee Enterprises Incorporated
-0.0738
(0.22)
 4.07 
(0.88)
11SALN Salon City
-1.75
 0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
The analysis above is based on a 90-day investment horizon and a default level of risk. Use the Portfolio Analyzer to fine-tune all your assumptions. Check your current assumptions here.
Profit Margin measures overall efficiency of a company and shows its ability to withstand competition as well as defend against adverse conditions such as rising costs, falling prices, decline in sales or management distress. Profit margin tells investors how well the company executes on its overall pricing strategies as well as how effective the company in controlling its costs. In a nutshell, Profit Margin indicator shows the amount of money the company makes from total sales or revenue. It can provide a good insight into companies in the same sector, as well as help to identify trends of a company from year to year.