Premier Veterinary Group (AQSE:PVG.GB) Gross Margin % : 89.83% (As of Mar. 2020)

Premier Veterinary Group Gross Margin % Chart

Premier Veterinary Group Annual Data
	Trend	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Sep14	Sep15	Sep16	Sep17	Sep18	Sep19
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					98.62	97.75	97.08	94.77	92.70

Premier Veterinary Group Semi-Annual Data
	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14	Sep15	Mar16	Sep16	Mar17	Sep17	Mar18	Sep18	Mar19	Sep19	Mar20
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															95.13	94.42	93.30	92.13	89.83

Competitive Comparison of Premier Veterinary Group's Gross Margin %

For the Personal Services subindustry, Premier Veterinary 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.

Premier Veterinary Group's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Premier Veterinary Group's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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

Premier Veterinary Group Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Premier Veterinary Group's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as

Premier Veterinary Group's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 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.

Premier Veterinary Group  (AQSE:PVG.GB) 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

Premier Veterinary Group had a gross margin of 89.83% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 => 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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