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Nortel Inversora (BUE:NORT6) Gross Profit : ARS54,550 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2017)


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What is Nortel Inversora Gross Profit?

Nortel Inversora's gross profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was ARS14,648 Mil. Nortel Inversora's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2017 was ARS54,550 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Nortel Inversora's gross profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was ARS14,648 Mil. Nortel Inversora's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was ARS16,741 Mil. Therefore, Nortel Inversora's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was 87.50%.

Nortel Inversora had a gross margin of 87.50% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Nortel Inversora was 91.81%. The lowest was 45.20%. And the median was 85.58%.

Warning Sign:

Nortel Inversora SA gross margin has been in long term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.2%.


Nortel Inversora Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nortel Inversora's Gross Profit 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.

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Nortel Inversora Gross Profit Chart

Nortel Inversora Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19,827.00 23,531.00 28,309.00 34,688.00 45,635.00

Nortel Inversora Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11,521.00 12,554.00 13,299.00 14,049.00 14,648.00

Competitive Comparison of Nortel Inversora's Gross Profit

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Nortel Inversora's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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.


Nortel Inversora's Gross Profit Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Nortel Inversora's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nortel Inversora's Gross Profit falls into.



Nortel Inversora Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Nortel Inversora's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2016 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=53322 - 7687
=45,635

Nortel Inversora's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2017 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=16741 - 2093
=14,648

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ARS54,550 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

Nortel Inversora's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2017 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2017 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2017 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=14,648 / 16741
=87.50 %

* 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.


Nortel Inversora  (BUE:NORT6) Gross Profit 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

Nortel Inversora had a gross margin of 87.50% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 => Durable competitive advantage


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Nortel Inversora (BUE:NORT6) Business Description

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Nortel Inversora SA is a holding company. The company provides fixed-line public telecommunications services and basic telephone services. Nortel operates through the following segments: Fixed Services; Personal Mobile Services; and Nucleo Mobile Services. The Fixed Services division provides a local area, national long-distance and international communications, supplementary services, data transmission, internet services, IT solution outsourcing and sales of equipment. Personal Mobile Services and Nucleo Mobile Services division offerings include voice communications, high-speed mobile internet content and applications download, multimedia messaging services, among others; and sale of mobile communication devices.

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