Stornoway Diamond (Stornoway Diamond) Gross Margin % : 59.19% (As of Jun. 2019)

Stornoway Diamond Gross Margin % Chart

Stornoway Diamond Annual Data
	Trend	Apr09	Apr10	Apr11	Apr12	Apr13	Apr14	Apr15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-	-	-	24.05	-37.26

Stornoway Diamond Quarterly Data
	Jul14	Oct14	Jan15	Apr15	Jul15	Oct15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-31.61	-86.79	-132.44	-45.87	59.19

Competitive Comparison of Stornoway Diamond's Gross Margin %

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Stornoway Diamond'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.

Stornoway Diamond's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Stornoway Diamond's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Stornoway Diamond's Gross Margin % falls into.

Stornoway Diamond Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Stornoway Diamond's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Stornoway Diamond's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 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.

Stornoway Diamond  (OTCPK:SWYDF) 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

Stornoway Diamond had a gross margin of 59.19% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 => Durable 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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