Alpha Technologies Group (Alpha Technologies Group) Gross Margin % : 12.85% (As of Jul. 2004)

Alpha Technologies Group Gross Margin % Chart

Alpha Technologies Group Annual Data
	Trend	Oct94	Oct95	Oct96	Oct97	Oct98	Oct99	Oct00	Oct01	Oct02	Oct03
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					31.44	29.91	20.58	14.81	10.87

Alpha Technologies Group Quarterly Data
	Oct99	Jan00	Apr00	Jul00	Oct00	Jan01	Apr01	Jul01	Oct01	Jan02	Apr02	Jul02	Oct02	Jan03	Apr03	Jul03	Oct03	Jan04	Apr04	Jul04
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															10.23	10.62	10.79	13.05	12.85

Competitive Comparison of Alpha Technologies Group's Gross Margin %

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Alpha Technologies Group'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.

Alpha Technologies Group's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Alpha Technologies Group's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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

Alpha Technologies Group Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Alpha Technologies Group's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2003 is calculated as

Alpha Technologies Group's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2004 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.

Alpha Technologies Group  (OTCPK:AHAG) 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

Alpha Technologies Group had a gross margin of 12.85% for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2004 => 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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