Noble Investments (UK) (LSE:NBL) Gross Margin % : 46.57% (As of Feb. 2013)

Noble Investments (UK) Gross Margin % Chart

Noble Investments (UK) Annual Data
	Trend	Aug03	Aug04	Aug05	Aug06	Aug07	Aug08	Aug09	Aug10	Aug11	Aug12
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					32.23	35.01	32.70	45.33	55.67

Noble Investments (UK) Semi-Annual Data
	Aug03	Feb04	Aug04	Feb05	Aug05	Feb06	Aug06	Feb07	Aug07	Feb08	Aug08	Feb09	Aug09	Feb10	Aug10	Feb11	Aug11	Feb12	Aug12	Feb13
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	-	61.36	48.22	46.57

Competitive Comparison of Noble Investments (UK)'s Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Noble Investments (UK)'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.

Noble Investments (UK)'s Gross Margin % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Noble Investments (UK)'s Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Noble Investments (UK)'s Gross Margin % falls into.

Noble Investments (UK) Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Noble Investments (UK)'s Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2012 is calculated as

Noble Investments (UK)'s Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Feb. 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.

Noble Investments (UK)  (LSE:NBL) 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

Noble Investments (UK) had a gross margin of 46.57% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 => 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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