Margins
by Sector
Data Used: Value Line database, of 6177 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2013
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which companies are included in each industry
Margins
by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 6177 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2013
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)/ Sales) | Net Margin |
| Advertising | 32 | 50.06% | 15.75% | 11.77% | 8.20% | 3.52% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 66 | 20.72% | 12.63% | 10.24% | 7.15% | 6.66% |
| Air Transport | 36 | 27.31% | 13.02% | 8.38% | 6.56% | 4.27% |
| Apparel | 54 | 46.27% | 12.98% | 10.37% | 7.33% | 6.59% |
| Auto Parts | 54 | 18.72% | 9.36% | 6.72% | 5.19% | 4.56% |
| Automotive | 12 | 23.37% | 10.85% | 5.80% | 4.10% | 3.45% |
| Bank | 416 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Bank (Midwest) | 68 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Beverage | 35 | 58.91% | 25.36% | 20.74% | 15.68% | 12.71% |
| Biotechnology | 214 | 82.48% | 25.40% | 18.54% | 14.75% | 4.73% |
| Building Materials | 43 | 28.04% | 10.67% | 4.30% | 3.41% | 0.82% |
| Cable TV | 20 | 44.38% | 33.44% | 19.19% | 13.17% | 7.34% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 18 | 28.71% | 19.32% | 14.84% | 11.39% | 9.49% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 33 | 33.92% | 19.57% | 15.02% | 11.15% | 7.63% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 70 | 33.86% | 15.65% | 11.16% | 7.90% | 7.95% |
| Coal | 20 | 27.02% | 22.11% | 14.19% | 11.22% | 4.20% |
| Computer Software | 191 | 76.03% | 34.34% | 29.99% | 23.16% | 23.59% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 81 | 35.24% | 19.92% | 16.94% | 13.01% | 9.34% |
| Diversified Co. | 113 | 39.73% | 19.02% | 14.91% | 10.99% | 8.71% |
| Drug | 223 | 75.77% | 34.19% | 25.24% | 18.76% | 18.40% |
| E-Commerce | 64 | 61.40% | 15.75% | 8.24% | 4.66% | 6.31% |
| Educational Services | 33 | 58.83% | 22.59% | 18.69% | 12.38% | 2.67% |
| Electric Util. (Central) | 20 | 29.90% | 28.45% | 17.55% | 12.07% | 8.45% |
| Electric Utility (East) | 17 | 31.00% | 31.00% | 20.51% | 13.62% | 10.87% |
| Electric Utility (West) | 15 | 30.01% | 28.70% | 16.44% | 11.52% | 8.04% |
| Electrical Equipment | 64 | 37.96% | 17.37% | 13.77% | 10.14% | 9.98% |
| Electronics | 123 | 19.52% | 8.95% | 6.39% | 4.82% | 4.01% |
| Engineering & Const | 30 | 11.32% | 6.31% | 4.83% | 3.32% | 3.39% |
| Entertainment | 76 | 40.09% | 24.51% | 19.12% | 13.14% | 9.85% |
| Entertainment Tech | 42 | 65.54% | 22.50% | 17.30% | 14.61% | 5.95% |
| Environmental | 84 | 35.52% | 22.19% | 14.65% | 9.93% | 4.71% |
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 256 | 105.59% | 64.88% | 61.83% | 48.64% | 16.29% |
| Food Processing | 119 | 29.62% | 12.07% | 9.73% | 7.38% | 3.02% |
| Foreign Electronics | 10 | 36.34% | 8.86% | 3.41% | 2.37% | -1.75% |
| Funeral Services | 6 | 31.88% | 18.90% | 14.37% | 9.75% | 7.45% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 32 | 34.20% | 11.42% | 8.48% | 7.05% | 3.27% |
| Healthcare Information | 20 | 69.23% | 25.06% | 16.53% | 10.92% | 8.73% |
| Heavy Truck & Equip | 23 | 26.35% | 14.04% | 11.12% | 8.23% | 7.59% |
| Homebuilding | 22 | 23.67% | 10.34% | 9.44% | 8.77% | -0.76% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 57 | 36.90% | 22.80% | 15.55% | 12.47% | 6.93% |
| Household Products | 27 | 49.07% | 20.10% | 16.56% | 12.02% | 11.39% |
| Human Resources | 25 | 20.54% | 3.88% | 3.05% | 1.79% | 1.67% |
| Industrial Services | 136 | 24.20% | 11.15% | 7.90% | 5.37% | 3.90% |
| Information Services | 28 | 47.63% | 29.06% | 20.35% | 16.10% | 13.42% |
| Insurance (Life) | 32 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 62 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Internet | 194 | 51.26% | 17.92% | 13.12% | 8.98% | 13.71% |
| Investment Companies | 31 | 69.07% | 31.24% | 26.90% | 22.22% | 18.53% |
| IT Services | 63 | 31.84% | 14.67% | 11.19% | 7.30% | 10.22% |
| Machinery | 94 | 35.83% | 15.57% | 11.95% | 8.76% | 7.68% |
| Maritime | 51 | 32.73% | 25.46% | 12.18% | 9.96% | 1.09% |
| Med Supp Invasive | 87 | 66.36% | 26.70% | 21.19% | 16.27% | 15.36% |
| Med Supp Non-Invasive | 143 | 20.06% | 7.93% | 6.43% | 4.74% | 4.94% |
| Medical Services | 118 | 26.22% | 12.22% | 10.05% | 6.60% | 4.66% |
| Metal Fabricating | 25 | 32.11% | 18.61% | 14.66% | 10.43% | 7.51% |
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 77 | 43.32% | 41.47% | 34.97% | 25.44% | 3.32% |
| Natural Gas (Div.) | 31 | 61.32% | 53.33% | 28.13% | 17.13% | 9.70% |
| Natural Gas Utility | 27 | 19.60% | 10.43% | 7.26% | 5.03% | 2.07% |
| Newspaper | 14 | 49.32% | 18.02% | 12.30% | 8.98% | 4.12% |
| Office Equip/Supplies | 22 | 32.75% | 9.61% | 6.59% | 4.66% | 3.67% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 12 | 37.22% | 28.45% | 19.29% | 13.69% | 7.94% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 81 | 32.41% | 25.07% | 16.51% | 11.97% | 11.41% |
| Packaging & Container | 27 | 23.68% | 14.25% | 9.63% | 7.14% | 4.69% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 32 | 23.88% | 16.41% | 10.40% | 8.43% | 2.58% |
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 26 | 20.55% | 15.85% | 11.99% | 7.21% | 7.31% |
| Petroleum (Producing) | 176 | 34.74% | 30.91% | 21.76% | 13.95% | 5.16% |
| Pharmacy Services | 18 | 22.10% | 6.86% | 5.48% | 3.46% | 3.60% |
| Pipeline MLPs | 53 | 15.55% | 12.63% | 8.99% | 8.67% | 5.44% |
| Power | 101 | 23.71% | 16.95% | 6.97% | 4.31% | -2.28% |
| Precious Metals | 83 | 58.62% | 50.68% | 39.11% | 27.63% | 20.69% |
| Precision Instrument | 82 | 41.98% | 12.66% | 7.02% | 4.70% | 9.17% |
| Property Management | 31 | 28.08% | 19.53% | 13.68% | 11.72% | 8.93% |
| Public/Private Equity | 12 | 54.21% | 38.79% | 38.25% | 31.73% | 84.30% |
| Publishing | 29 | 43.13% | 15.10% | 10.07% | 6.76% | 3.85% |
| R.E.I.T. | 127 | 188.43% | 180.72% | 161.63% | 157.39% | 365.00% |
| Railroad | 12 | 36.65% | 36.33% | 28.08% | 18.51% | 18.08% |
| Recreation | 51 | 33.58% | 17.15% | 11.54% | 9.44% | 7.05% |
| Reinsurance | 11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Restaurant | 65 | 32.31% | 21.37% | 16.78% | 11.71% | 11.04% |
| Retail (Hardlines) | 79 | 37.35% | 11.41% | 8.22% | 5.70% | 4.30% |
| Retail (Softlines) | 42 | 38.81% | 12.59% | 9.37% | 5.80% | 6.24% |
| Retail Automotive | 19 | 26.81% | 8.45% | 6.78% | 4.41% | 4.24% |
| Retail Building Supply | 10 | 34.99% | 10.75% | 8.35% | 5.30% | 5.50% |
| Retail Store | 38 | 25.77% | 7.28% | 5.24% | 3.56% | 3.33% |
| Retail/Wholesale Food | 30 | 20.65% | 5.24% | 3.34% | 2.26% | 1.81% |
| Securities Brokerage | 27 | 40.89% | 36.80% | 32.82% | 23.74% | 8.05% |
| Semiconductor | 142 | 58.56% | 30.86% | 20.38% | 16.17% | 12.20% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 10 | 43.41% | 17.86% | 11.80% | 9.40% | 7.41% |
| Shoe | 17 | 42.56% | 10.09% | 8.37% | 5.45% | 7.69% |
| Steel | 33 | 18.78% | 12.94% | 8.19% | 6.03% | 1.58% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 105 | 49.62% | 18.82% | 14.90% | 11.44% | 11.53% |
| Telecom. Services | 76 | 56.29% | 35.37% | 20.13% | 15.10% | 5.17% |
| Telecom. Utility | 23 | 63.10% | 34.88% | 14.69% | 10.40% | 8.03% |
| Thrift | 170 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Tobacco | 11 | 34.18% | 24.27% | 22.35% | 15.20% | 8.28% |
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 14 | 65.18% | 13.58% | 11.07% | 7.58% | 5.64% |
| Trucking | 34 | 19.30% | 13.22% | 7.47% | 4.91% | 2.79% |
| Water Utility | 11 | 46.28% | 38.89% | 26.21% | 18.22% | 13.22% |
| Wireless Networking | 58 | 50.36% | 25.60% | 15.93% | 12.99% | 1.06% |
| Total Market | 6177 | 39.41% | 22.30% | 17.13% | 12.43% | 7.84% |