Color Imaging (Color Imaging) Gross Margin % : 34.09% (As of Jun. 2005)

Color Imaging Gross Margin % Chart

Color Imaging Quarterly Data
	Sep00	Dec00	Mar01	Jun01	Sep01	Dec01	Mar02	Jun02	Sep02	Dec02	Mar03	Jun03	Sep03	Dec03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															26.92	23.28	26.55	31.92	34.09

Competitive Comparison of Color Imaging's Gross Margin %

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Color Imaging'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.

Color Imaging's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Color Imaging's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Color Imaging's Gross Margin % falls into.

Color Imaging Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Color Imaging's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as

Color Imaging's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2005 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.

Color Imaging  (OTCPK:CIIG) 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

Color Imaging had a gross margin of 34.09% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2005 => Competition eroding margins

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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