The Tasmanian devil is NOT just a Loony Tunes cartoon character! It is a most unusual mammal, found only on the island state of Tasmania, a part of Australia. It is also a marsupial, related to koalas and kangaroos.he Tasmanian devil is NOT just a Loony Tunes cartoon character! It is a most unusual mammal, found only on the island state of Tasmania, a part of Australia. It is also a marsupial, related to koalas and kangaroos.
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Wikipedia. Related to Operating margin: profit margin, Operating income, Net operating margin. Indicator of profitability. The ratio of earnings available to stockholders to net sales. Determined by dividing net income by revenue for the same 12-month period. Result is shown as a percentage. Also known as net profit margin.
In the income statement, there are four levels of profit or profit margins-gross profit, operating profit, pretax profit and net profit. The term margin can apply to the absolute number for a given profit level and/or the number as a percentage of net sales/revenues.he objective of margin analysis is to detect consistency or positive/negative trends in a company's earnings. Positive profit margin analysis translates into positive investment quality. To a large degree, it is the quality, and growth, of a company's earnings that drive its stock price.