The historical rank and industry rank for Sooner Holdings,'s Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:SJO1's Gross Margin % is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 27.965 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Gross Margin % only.
Sooner Holdings, had a gross margin of -50.79% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 => No sustainable competitive advantage
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Sooner Holdings, was 0.00% per year.
Sooner Holdings, Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Sooner Holdings,'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.
Competitive Comparison of Sooner Holdings,'s Gross Margin %
For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Sooner Holdings,'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.
Sooner Holdings,'s Gross Margin % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Sooner Holdings,'s Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sooner Holdings,'s Gross Margin % falls into.
* 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
Sooner Holdings, had a gross margin of -50.79% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 => No sustainable 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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Syntroleum Corporation began business as GTG, Inc on November 15, 1984. On August 7, 1998 Syntroleum merged into SLH Company. The Company was later re-incorporated in Delaware on June 17, 1999. The focus of the Company and subsidiaries is the commercialization of its technologies to produce synthetic liquid hydrocarbons. The Technologies consist of Fischer-Tropsch ("FT") technology to convert syngas to FT wax, and hydroprocessing technology. Its hydro-processing technology can be utilized either for conversion of FT wax (Synfining) or fats oils and greases (Bio-Synfining) into naphtha, diesel and liquefied petroleum gases (LPG). The Company is currently commercializing its FT coal-to-liquids or ("CTL") technology via China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation ("Sinopec") and its Bio-Synfining technology through the Dynamic Fuels, LLC joint venture. Its Technologies produces synthetic liquid hydrocarbons that are compatible with refined products made from crude oil. These products include: Middle Distillates for use in reciprocating and jet/turbine engines; and Specialty Products, such as synthetic lubricants, process oils, high melting point waxes, liquid normal paraffins, and chemical feedstocks. The Company has also developed hydroprocessing for conversion of the Fischer-Tropsch wax into diesel fuel, jet fuel, lubricants, naphtha and other materials. This technology has been used to produce fuels for testing by the Department of Energy ("DOE"), the Department of Defense ("DOD"), U.S. Department of Transportation ("DOT") and manufacturers globally. Renewable diesel can be used as a finished product and does not require blending however it can also be blended with petroleum-based fuels in any ratio. Its products can be transported through existing distribution infrastructures and its renewable middle distillates are fungible products meeting ASTM standards which can be used as a drop in replacement fuel for existing diesel and jet engines. It is subject to international and domestic federal, state and local laws.
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