The historical rank and industry rank for Sagent Pharmaceuticals's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
SGNT's Gross Margin % is not ranked *
in the Drug Manufacturers industry.
Industry Median: 46.705 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Gross Margin % only.
Sagent Pharmaceuticals had a gross margin of 24.20% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 => Competition eroding margins
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Sagent Pharmaceuticals was 0.00% per year.
Sagent Pharmaceuticals Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Sagent Pharmaceuticals'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 Sagent Pharmaceuticals's Gross Margin %
For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Sagent Pharmaceuticals'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.
Sagent Pharmaceuticals's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry
For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Sagent Pharmaceuticals's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sagent Pharmaceuticals'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
Sagent Pharmaceuticals had a gross margin of 24.20% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 => 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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Sagent Pharmaceuticals (Sagent Pharmaceuticals) Business Description
Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc is a Delaware corporation that was incorporated in 2011. The Company was initially founded in 2006 as Sagent Holding Co., a Cayman Islands company, it reincorporated as Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, in connection with its initial public offering, on April 26, 2011. The Company is engaged in the developing, manufacturing, sourcing and marketing injectable pharmaceutical products, which it sells primarily in the United States of America. The Company primarily focuses on generic injectable pharmaceuticals, which provide customers a lower-cost alternative to branded products when applicable patents have expired or been declared invalid, or when the products are determined not to infringe the patents of others, it offers customers, products across anti-infective, oncolytic and critical care indications in a variety of presentations, including single- and multi-dose vials and ready-to-use pre-filled syringes and premix bags. It generally seeks to develop injectable products where the form or packaging of the product can be enhanced to improve delivery, product safety or end-user convenience. At the year end, the Company's product portfolio has grown to a total of 53 products which can be classified into the following three product categories: anti-infective, oncology and critical care. Its anti-infective products assist in the treatment of various infections and related symptoms, its oncology products are used in the treatment of cancer and cancer-related medical problems, and its critical care products are used in a variety of critical care applications and include anesthetics, cardiac medications, steroidal products and sedatives. The Company distributes its products primarily through pharmaceutical wholesalers and, to a lesser extent, specialty distributors that focus on particular therapeutic product categories, for use by a wide variety of end-users, including U.S. hospitals, integrated delivery networks and alternative site facilities. The Company's principal competitors include Fresenius Kabi, a division of Fresenius SE, Hospira, Inc., Pfizer Inc., Sandoz International GmbH, a division of Novartis AG, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp. The Company is subject to extensive regulation by governmental authorities in the U.S. and in other countries.
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