Raffaele Caruso (MIL:YRC) Gross Profit : €9.94 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2012)

Raffaele Caruso Gross Profit Chart

Competitive Comparison of Raffaele Caruso's Gross Profit

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Raffaele Caruso's Gross Profit Distribution in the Industry

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Raffaele Caruso Gross Profit Calculation

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

Raffaele Caruso's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Raffaele Caruso's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2012 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €9.94 Mil.

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

Raffaele Caruso's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 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.

Raffaele Caruso  (MIL:YRC) 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

Raffaele Caruso had a gross margin of 37.47% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 => Competition eroding margins

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