Margins
by Sector
Data Used: Value Line database, of 6870 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2009
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which companies are included in each industry
Margins
by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 6870 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2009
can be obtained by clicking here
on
which companies are included in each industry
| Industry Name | Number of Firms | EBITDASG&A/Sales | EBITDA/Sales | EBIT/Sales | After-tax Operating Margin (EBIT(1-t) | Net Margin |
| Advertising | 30 | 59.67% | 22.63% | 17.93% | 11.95% | 2.26% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 66 | 22.10% | 14.54% | 12.31% | 8.31% | 3.57% |
| Air Transport | 44 | 26.53% | 18.03% | 13.57% | 11.05% | 0.17% |
| Apparel | 53 | 45.33% | 15.67% | 12.98% | 10.18% | 2.69% |
| Auto & Truck | 20 | 28.40% | 17.80% | 13.10% | 7.96% | 0.57% |
| Auto Parts | 54 | 20.19% | 10.79% | 7.65% | 5.56% | 0.90% |
| Bank | 477 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Bank (Canadian) | 8 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Bank (Midwest) | 39 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Beverage | 41 | 58.34% | 24.10% | 20.00% | 14.75% | 5.77% |
| Biotechnology | 108 | 85.30% | 33.53% | 26.91% | 16.90% | 8.33% |
| Building Materials | 52 | 34.57% | 18.73% | 14.04% | 10.51% | 2.23% |
| Cable TV | 25 | 77.22% | 52.55% | 34.41% | 19.49% | 3.28% |
| Canadian Energy | 12 | 63.15% | 53.79% | 40.66% | 28.84% | 9.48% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 19 | 27.82% | 19.25% | 15.05% | 11.97% | 6.40% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 33 | 39.35% | 24.59% | 19.87% | 14.14% | 5.55% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 88 | 35.95% | 18.27% | 14.08% | 9.75% | 2.69% |
| Coal | 18 | 31.80% | 26.44% | 18.05% | 15.76% | 4.53% |
| Computer Software/Svcs | 322 | 60.78% | 28.43% | 24.51% | 17.24% | 8.24% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 125 | 32.57% | 14.60% | 11.61% | 8.78% | 3.55% |
| Diversified Co. | 113 | 36.32% | 26.43% | 22.39% | 17.93% | 4.85% |
| Drug | 342 | 83.10% | 37.79% | 30.15% | 22.65% | 8.38% |
| E-Commerce | 54 | 64.47% | 17.63% | 12.69% | 8.76% | 3.38% |
| Educational Services | 34 | 60.82% | 21.25% | 17.36% | 11.69% | 5.63% |
| Electric Util. (Central) | 24 | 31.53% | 30.14% | 21.86% | 14.67% | 3.61% |
| Electric Utility (East) | 26 | 34.46% | 34.45% | 25.85% | 17.24% | 4.49% |
| Electric Utility (West) | 16 | 35.59% | 34.14% | 24.38% | 16.51% | 3.72% |
| Electrical Equipment | 83 | 39.10% | 18.83% | 15.75% | 11.48% | 4.96% |
| Electronics | 173 | 20.49% | 10.04% | 7.57% | 5.61% | 1.40% |
| Entertainment | 84 | 45.86% | 29.59% | 23.75% | 15.00% | 3.66% |
| Entertainment Tech | 33 | 56.83% | 8.83% | 3.93% | 1.77% | -1.45% |
| Environmental | 79 | 44.37% | 29.40% | 21.85% | 13.42% | 3.48% |
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 296 | 125.63% | 87.45% | 85.68% | 76.59% | -22.60% |
| Food Processing | 109 | 33.84% | 14.34% | 11.98% | 8.59% | 2.98% |
| Food Wholesalers | 18 | 15.79% | 7.47% | 5.66% | 3.75% | 0.94% |
| Foreign Electronics | 10 | 42.65% | 19.58% | 13.50% | 7.43% | 1.67% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 34 | 35.08% | 13.39% | 10.51% | 7.04% | 1.43% |
| Grocery | 14 | 29.30% | 7.95% | 5.87% | 3.81% | 1.06% |
| Healthcare Information | 29 | 71.11% | 28.76% | 20.66% | 14.16% | 7.79% |
| Heavy Construction | 14 | 12.41% | 7.09% | 5.98% | 3.85% | 2.23% |
| Homebuilding | 32 | -3.68% | -15.39% | -16.16% | -16.36% | -10.34% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 68 | 45.78% | 29.58% | 22.98% | 15.26% | 3.26% |
| Household Products | 26 | 52.54% | 25.12% | 21.24% | 15.33% | 5.90% |
| Human Resources | 31 | 25.24% | 6.91% | 5.69% | 3.31% | 1.20% |
| Industrial Services | 167 | 28.91% | 15.69% | 11.76% | 8.27% | 2.03% |
| Information Services | 34 | 41.99% | 26.12% | 21.26% | 14.72% | 5.92% |
| Insurance (Life) | 35 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 78 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Internet | 208 | 58.88% | 24.56% | 19.23% | 13.94% | 6.53% |
| Investment Co. | 17 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Investment Co.(Foreign) | 16 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Machinery | 124 | 32.35% | 16.76% | 13.72% | 9.49% | 3.49% |
| Manuf. Housing/RV | 18 | 15.22% | 4.91% | 3.83% | 2.37% | -1.61% |
| Maritime | 56 | 48.16% | 40.96% | 30.66% | 29.09% | 13.32% |
| Medical Services | 160 | 27.88% | 14.43% | 12.69% | 8.16% | 2.38% |
| Medical Supplies | 252 | 32.86% | 13.84% | 11.53% | 8.54% | 3.60% |
| Metal Fabricating | 35 | 28.04% | 17.15% | 14.65% | 10.22% | 2.71% |
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 78 | 44.17% | 41.33% | 36.00% | 25.33% | 5.94% |
| Natural Gas (Div.) | 34 | 53.30% | 46.73% | 34.06% | 23.75% | 9.41% |
| Natural Gas Utility | 25 | 33.69% | 19.35% | 14.77% | 10.36% | 2.30% |
| Newspaper | 16 | 55.47% | 29.13% | 21.90% | 16.06% | 2.18% |
| Office Equip/Supplies | 26 | 36.53% | 12.57% | 9.94% | 6.92% | 1.74% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 19 | 24.93% | 19.59% | 15.24% | 12.24% | 4.25% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 112 | 38.90% | 32.17% | 26.36% | 19.65% | 8.24% |
| Packaging & Container | 33 | 27.64% | 17.87% | 13.39% | 10.04% | 1.97% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 38 | 26.55% | 18.91% | 12.24% | 10.31% | 0.80% |
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 25 | 27.09% | 21.81% | 17.96% | 10.45% | 5.11% |
| Petroleum (Producing) | 188 | 53.38% | 49.16% | 38.57% | 26.43% | 6.99% |
| Pharmacy Services | 19 | 21.90% | 7.67% | 6.41% | 4.13% | 1.43% |
| Power | 66 | 28.62% | 24.20% | 18.09% | 12.74% | 2.50% |
| Precious Metals | 75 | 59.47% | 47.77% | 32.80% | 23.79% | 9.32% |
| Precision Instrument | 90 | 52.22% | 21.80% | 16.31% | 12.59% | 4.11% |
| Property Management | 17 | 48.65% | 44.61% | 35.51% | 27.99% | 4.02% |
| Publishing | 27 | 44.26% | 21.18% | 17.26% | 10.27% | 1.30% |
| R.E.I.T. | 144 | 26.61% | 24.46% | 18.11% | 16.08% | 61.19% |
| Railroad | 15 | 40.51% | 40.10% | 31.92% | 20.60% | 7.24% |
| Recreation | 64 | 46.59% | 25.33% | 19.56% | 15.62% | 4.49% |
| Reinsurance | 11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Restaurant | 68 | 33.50% | 21.12% | 16.35% | 13.16% | 4.10% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 155 | 37.97% | 12.26% | 9.37% | 6.06% | 1.82% |
| Retail Automotive | 16 | 22.35% | 7.92% | 6.72% | 4.31% | 1.26% |
| Retail Building Supply | 8 | 35.78% | 13.93% | 11.59% | 7.31% | 2.26% |
| Retail Store | 38 | 28.14% | 8.86% | 6.93% | 4.47% | 1.56% |
| Securities Brokerage | 32 | 34.98% | 34.53% | 33.95% | 25.61% | -1.40% |
| Semiconductor | 122 | 67.75% | 39.78% | 27.73% | 21.97% | 4.69% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 16 | 51.49% | 27.93% | 23.75% | 17.41% | 4.57% |
| Shoe | 19 | 45.77% | 14.23% | 12.52% | 8.44% | 1.68% |
| Steel (General) | 20 | 20.73% | 14.46% | 12.53% | 8.29% | 4.36% |
| Steel (Integrated) | 14 | 28.77% | 23.22% | 18.78% | 14.41% | 5.67% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 110 | 47.26% | 17.68% | 13.97% | 10.62% | 2.81% |
| Telecom. Services | 140 | 68.49% | 48.00% | 39.80% | 28.38% | 3.45% |
| Thrift | 234 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Tobacco | 12 | 15.66% | 10.33% | 9.68% | 6.66% | 3.00% |
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 23 | 62.61% | 14.65% | 12.03% | 7.97% | 3.04% |
| Trucking | 33 | 24.87% | 18.33% | 13.28% | 8.54% | 0.95% |
| Utility (Foreign) | 5 | 26.60% | 23.93% | 15.29% | 9.47% | 0.01% |
| Water Utility | 16 | 54.96% | 51.63% | 40.45% | 25.93% | 3.63% |
| Wireless Networking | 57 | 51.07% | 26.03% | 18.28% | 11.63% | 3.52% |
| Public/Private Equity | 10 | 71.25% | 61.81% | 53.29% | 47.57% | 22.90% |
| Funeral Services | 6 | 35.17% | 23.12% | 20.82% | 13.16% | 2.96% |
| Total Market | 6870 | 41.63% | 25.26% | 20.77% | 14.61% | 3.44% |