NoFire Technologies (NoFire Technologies) Gross Margin % : 35.94% (As of May. 2010)

NoFire Technologies Gross Margin % Chart

NoFire Technologies Annual Data
	Trend	Aug00	Aug01	Aug02	Aug03	Aug04	Aug05	Aug06	Aug07	Aug08	Aug09
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					59.93	45.88	54.13	58.86	44.93

NoFire Technologies Quarterly Data
	Aug05	Nov05	Feb06	May06	Aug06	Nov06	Feb07	May07	Aug07	Nov07	Feb08	May08	Aug08	Nov08	Feb09	May09	Aug09	Nov09	Feb10	May10
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															49.34	47.60	-8.89	67.00	35.94

Competitive Comparison of NoFire Technologies's Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, NoFire Technologies'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.

NoFire Technologies's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, NoFire Technologies's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NoFire Technologies's Gross Margin % falls into.

NoFire Technologies Gross Margin % Calculation

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

NoFire Technologies's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2009 is calculated as

NoFire Technologies's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in May. 2010 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.

NoFire Technologies  (OTCPK:NFTI) 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

NoFire Technologies had a gross margin of 35.94% for the quarter that ended in May. 2010 => 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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