Gontermann-Peipers India (BOM:504701) Gross Margin %: 0.00% (As of Jun. 2018)

Gontermann-Peipers India  (BOM:504701) 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

Gontermann-Peipers India had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 => 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.

Gontermann-Peipers India Gross Margin % Related Terms

The historical data trend for Gontermann-Peipers India's Gross Margin % 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.

Gontermann-Peipers India Gross Margin % Chart

Gontermann-Peipers India Annual Data
	Trend	Mar09	Mar10	Mar11	Mar12	Mar13	Mar14	Mar15	Mar16	Mar17	Mar18
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					29.64	19.64	27.63	54.69	-50.36

Gontermann-Peipers India Quarterly Data
	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															43.45	15.12	48.35	-952.85	0.00

BOM:504701 vs PTEEF: Gross Margin % Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Gontermann-Peipers India'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.

Gontermann-Peipers India Gross Margin % vs Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Gontermann-Peipers India's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gontermann-Peipers India's Gross Margin % falls into.

Gontermann-Peipers India Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue. (Note that if there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.)

Gontermann-Peipers India's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as

Gontermann-Peipers India's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 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.

Gontermann-Peipers India Business Description