* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Global-Tech Advanced Innovations's Gross Profit
For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Global-Tech Advanced Innovations's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Global-Tech Advanced Innovations's Gross Profit Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Global-Tech Advanced Innovations's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Global-Tech Advanced Innovations's Gross Profit falls into.
Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.47 Mil.
Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.
Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.
Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %
1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key
Global-Tech Advanced Innovations had a gross margin of 5.01% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 => No sustainable competitive advantage
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Global-Tech Advanced Innovations (Global-Tech Advanced Innovations) Business Description
Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc was organized as an international business company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands on May 2, 1991 and became a publicly traded entity on April 7, 1998. The Company was an exporter of small electrical appliances to North American and European markets. The Company produces complementary metal oxide semiconductor camera modules for sale to cellular phone manufacturers. The Company also comprises immaterial product lines and development programs. It continues to acquire new technologies in an effort to expand its capabilities in manufacturing finished products and components. Its patents are registered in various jurisdictions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, China and France. It competes with established companies in Hong Kong and China, a number of which have substantially greater technical, financial and marketing resources. Competition for contract manufacturing products is based on unit price, product quality and availability and service. Its operations and assets in China are subject to significant political, economic, legal and other uncertainties.
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