Pioneer Oil & Gas (Pioneer Oil & Gas) Gross Margin % : 91.50% (As of Jun. 2005)

Pioneer Oil & Gas Gross Margin % Chart

Pioneer Oil & Gas Quarterly Data
	Sep00	Dec00	Mar01	Jun01	Sep01	Dec01	Mar02	Jun02	Sep02	Dec02	Mar03	Jun03	Sep03	Dec03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															56.03	91.09	60.78	88.57	91.50

Competitive Comparison of Pioneer Oil & Gas's Gross Margin %

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Pioneer Oil & Gas'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.

Pioneer Oil & Gas's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Pioneer Oil & Gas's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pioneer Oil & Gas's Gross Margin % falls into.

Pioneer Oil & Gas Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Pioneer Oil & Gas's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2004 is calculated as

Pioneer Oil & Gas's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2005 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.

Pioneer Oil & Gas  (OTCPK:POGS) 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

Pioneer Oil & Gas had a gross margin of 91.50% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2005 => 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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