Corinthian Colleges (FRA:CH7) Gross Margin % : 38.54% (As of Jun. 2013)

Corinthian Colleges Gross Margin % Chart

Corinthian Colleges Annual Data
	Trend	Jun04	Jun05	Jun06	Jun07	Jun08	Jun09	Jun10	Jun11	Jun12	Jun13
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					42.37	44.84	40.50	39.32	38.54

Corinthian Colleges Semi-Annual Data
	Jun98	Jun99	Jun00	Jun01	Jun02	Jun03	Jun04	Jun05	Jun06	Jun07	Jun08	Jun09	Jun10	Jun11	Jun12	Jun13
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial											42.37	44.84	40.50	39.32	38.54

Competitive Comparison of Corinthian Colleges's Gross Margin %

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Corinthian Colleges'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.

Corinthian Colleges's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Corinthian Colleges's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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

Corinthian Colleges Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Corinthian Colleges's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

Corinthian Colleges's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

* 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.

Corinthian Colleges  (FRA:CH7) 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

Corinthian Colleges had a gross margin of 38.54% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 => Competition eroding margins

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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