Siliconware Precision Industries Co (Siliconware Precision Industries Co) Gross Profit : $536 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2018)

Siliconware Precision Industries Co Gross Profit Chart

Siliconware Precision Industries Co Annual Data
	Trend	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17
Gross Profit		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					485.50	669.50	659.01	604.67	561.32

Siliconware Precision Industries Co Quarterly Data
	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18
Gross Profit	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															122.57	124.17	159.80	149.74	102.56

Competitive Comparison of Siliconware Precision Industries Co's Gross Profit

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Siliconware Precision Industries Co'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.

Siliconware Precision Industries Co's Gross Profit Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Siliconware Precision Industries Co's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Siliconware Precision Industries Co's Gross Profit falls into.

Siliconware Precision Industries Co Gross Profit Calculation

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

Siliconware Precision Industries Co's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Siliconware Precision Industries Co's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $536 Mil.

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

Siliconware Precision Industries Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 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.

Siliconware Precision Industries Co  (NAS:SPIL) 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

Siliconware Precision Industries Co had a gross margin of 15.83% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 => No sustainable competitive advantage

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