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SRSCQ (Sears Canada) Gross Profit : $499 Mil (TTM As of Apr. 2017)


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What is Sears Canada Gross Profit?

Sears Canada's gross profit for the three months ended in Apr. 2017 was $85 Mil. Sears Canada's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2017 was $499 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Sears Canada's gross profit for the three months ended in Apr. 2017 was $85 Mil. Sears Canada's Revenue for the three months ended in Apr. 2017 was $376 Mil. Therefore, Sears Canada's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 was 22.59%.

Sears Canada had a gross margin of 22.59% for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 => Competition eroding margins


Sears Canada Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sears Canada's Gross Profit 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.

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Sears Canada Gross Profit Chart

Sears Canada Annual Data
Trend Jan08 Jan09 Jan10 Jan11 Jan12 Jan13 Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,610.02 1,319.65 921.05 703.69 540.92

Sears Canada Quarterly Data
Jul12 Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 131.07 140.13 134.93 139.12 84.99

Competitive Comparison of Sears Canada's Gross Profit

For the Department Stores subindustry, Sears Canada'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.


Sears Canada's Gross Profit Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sears Canada's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sears Canada's Gross Profit falls into.


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Sears Canada Gross Profit Calculation

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

Sears Canada's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2017 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Jan. 2017 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=1982.553 - 1441.629
=541

Sears Canada's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Apr. 2017 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=376.2 - 291.211
=85

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $499 Mil.

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

Sears Canada's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Apr. 2017 )=Gross Profit (Q: Apr. 2017 ) / Revenue (Q: Apr. 2017 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=85 / 376.2
=22.59 %

* 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.


Sears Canada  (OTCPK:SRSCQ) 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

Sears Canada had a gross margin of 22.59% for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 => Competition eroding margins


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Sears Canada Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
290 Yonge Street, Suite 700, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5B 2C3
Sears Canada Inc is in the sale of goods and services through the Company's Retail channels. It comprised of one reportable segment, Merchandising. Which includes its full-line department, Sears Home, Hometown, Outlet, Corbeil Electrique Inc. stores, and its Direct (catalog/internet) channel. It also includes service revenue related primarily to logistics services provided through the Company. Commission revenue includes travel, home improvement services, insurance, wireless and long-distance plans. Licensee fee revenue is comprised of payments received from licensees that operate within the Company stores.

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