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Inuvo (FRA:CD5N) Gross Margin % : 87.67% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Inuvo Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Inuvo's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €13.73 Mil. Inuvo's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €15.66 Mil. Therefore, Inuvo's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 87.67%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Inuvo's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:CD5N' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 53.91   Med: 64.71   Max: 88.13
Current: 88.13


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Inuvo was 88.13%. The lowest was 53.91%. And the median was 64.71%.

FRA:CD5N's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
92.64% of 965 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 38.36 vs FRA:CD5N: 88.13

Inuvo had a gross margin of 87.67% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Inuvo was 4.70% per year.


Inuvo Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Inuvo's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

* 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.

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Inuvo Gross Margin % Chart

Inuvo Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 63.10 81.42 73.38 60.00 85.82

Inuvo Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Gross Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 73.08 85.78 90.74 87.32 87.67

Competitive Comparison of Inuvo's Gross Margin %

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Inuvo's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % 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.


Inuvo's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Inuvo's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Inuvo's Gross Margin % falls into.



Inuvo Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue.

Inuvo's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=58.2 / 67.777
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(67.777 - 9.608) / 67.777
=85.82 %

Inuvo's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=13.7 / 15.662
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(15.662 - 1.931) / 15.662
=87.67 %

* 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.


Inuvo  (FRA:CD5N) Gross Margin % Explanation

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

Inuvo had a gross margin of 87.67% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage


Be Aware

If a company loses its competitive advantages, usually its gross margin declines well before its sales declines. Watching Gross Margin % and Operating Margin % closely helps avoid value trap situations.


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Inuvo (FRA:CD5N) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 President Clinton Avenue, Suite 300, Little Rock, AR, USA, 72201
Inuvo Inc develops and sells information technology solutions for marketing. It develops technology to deliver content and targeted advertisements over the internet. Its products and services include ValidClick and IntentKey. The company's platforms identify and message online audiences for any product or service across devices, channels, and formats, including video, mobile, connected TV, display, social, and native. It has clients from various industries that include retail, automotive, insurance, health care, technology, telecommunications, and finance. Its ValidClick platform provides marketing services to Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft. Geographically all its operations function through the United States.

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