Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. CVD Equipment's Gross Profit for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.35 Mil. CVD Equipment's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.11 Mil. Therefore, CVD Equipment's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -8.47%.
The historical rank and industry rank for CVD Equipment's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
CVV'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.24 Med: 23.48 Max: 42.79
Current: 21.04
During the past 13 years, the highestGross Margin % of CVD Equipment was 42.79%. The lowest was 14.24%. And the median was 23.48%.
CVV's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than 66.02% of 2937
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 26.46
vs CVV: 21.04
CVD Equipment had a gross margin of -8.47% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for CVD Equipment was 5.30% per year.
CVD Equipment Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for CVD Equipment'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.
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, CVD Equipment'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.
CVD Equipment Gross Margin % Distribution
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, CVD Equipment's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where CVD Equipment'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
CVD Equipment had a gross margin of -8.47% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable 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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CVD Equipment (CVD Equipment) Business Description
CVD Equipment Corp is engaged in the manufacturing of chemical vapor deposition equipment, customized gas control systems, the manufacturing of process equipment suitable for the synthesis of a variety of one-dimensional nanostructures and nanomaterials and a line of furnaces, all of which are used to produce semiconductors and other electronic components. The company operates through the segments of CVD Equipment, CVD materials, and Stainless Design Concepts (SDC). It generates maximum revenue from the CVD Equipment segment. The CVD Equipment segment manufactures and sells chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor transport, and similar equipment.
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