Perficient Inc (PRFT)

Pretax margin

		Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Sep 30, 2019	Jun 30, 2019	Mar 31, 2019
Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm)	US$ in thousands	136,458	140,356	140,953	144,432	140,961	103,012	94,608	78,745	62,483	75,290	59,639	46,614	40,329	42,464	47,838	49,672	47,941	43,793	38,326	34,725
Revenue (ttm)	US$ in thousands	906,505	918,304	922,718	914,351	905,062	887,193	852,099	813,497	760,727	708,551	669,372	631,575	607,796	590,401	581,744	577,274	565,527	552,070	531,319	511,248
Pretax margin		15.05%	15.28%	15.28%	15.80%	15.57%	11.61%	11.10%	9.68%	8.21%	10.63%	8.91%	7.38%	6.64%	7.19%	8.22%	8.60%	8.48%	7.93%	7.21%	6.79%

December 31, 2023 calculation

Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $136,458K ÷ $906,505K
= 15.05%

Perficient Inc.'s pretax margin has displayed a generally positive trend over the past eight quarters, ranging from 9.68% to 15.80%. The company's pretax margin improved consistently from Q1 2022 to Q1 2023, indicating effective cost management and operational efficiency. The latest figure of 15.06% in Q4 2023 suggests that Perficient Inc. continues to operate profitably, although there was a slight decrease from the preceding quarter. Overall, the company has maintained a healthy level of profitability as reflected by its pretax margin performance.