Simply Good Foods Co (SMPL)

Pretax margin

		Feb 24, 2024	Nov 25, 2023	Aug 26, 2023	May 27, 2023	Feb 25, 2023	Nov 26, 2022	Aug 27, 2022	May 28, 2022	Feb 26, 2022	Nov 27, 2021	Aug 28, 2021	May 29, 2021	Feb 27, 2021	Nov 28, 2020	Aug 29, 2020	May 30, 2020	Feb 29, 2020	Nov 30, 2019	Aug 31, 2019	May 25, 2019
Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm)	US$ in thousands	186,592	177,244	175,692	164,139	167,480	162,150	150,569	140,304	111,119	63,508	80,860	19,527	52,381	123,505	78,964	74,410	30,696	-4,778	8,318	58,869
Revenue (ttm)	US$ in thousands	1,239,906	1,221,199	1,212,260	1,167,626	1,162,029	1,166,378	1,146,988	1,130,420	1,094,438	1,025,803	974,051	944,406	883,763	887,277	816,641	733,539	657,906	554,605	523,758	492,836
Pretax margin		15.05%	14.51%	14.49%	14.06%	14.41%	13.90%	13.13%	12.41%	10.15%	6.19%	8.30%	2.07%	5.93%	13.92%	9.67%	10.14%	4.67%	-0.86%	1.59%	11.94%

February 24, 2024 calculation

Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $186,592K ÷ $1,239,906K
= 15.05%

The pretax margin of Simply Good Foods Co has shown fluctuating trends over the past few quarters. The pretax margin has ranged from a low of -0.86% in February 2020 to a high of 15.05% in February 2024.

There was a general upward trend in the pretax margin from February 2020 to May 2023, peaking at 14.41% in May 2023. However, there was a slight dip in the pretax margin in August 2023 before reaching another peak of 15.05% in February 2024.

Overall, the pretax margin has shown some volatility, with the company experiencing both positive and negative trends. It will be important to monitor future financial performance to see if the company can sustain and potentially improve its pretax margin over time.