CLTY (Celerity Solutions) Gross Margin % : 39.87% (As of Dec. 2099)

Celerity Solutions Gross Margin % Chart

Celerity Solutions Annual Data
	Trend	Mar91	Mar92	Mar93	Mar94	Mar95	Mar96	Mar97	Mar98	Mar99
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial				23.91	44.19	-120.00	43.38	39.63

Celerity Solutions Quarterly Data
	Mar95	Jun95	Sep95	Dec95	Mar96	Jun96	Sep96	Dec96	Mar97	Jun97	Sep97	Dec97	Mar98	Jun98	Sep98	Dec98	Mar99	Jun99	Sep99	Dec99
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															50.00	22.06	58.18	52.37	39.87

Competitive Comparison of Celerity Solutions's Gross Margin %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Celerity Solutions'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.

Celerity Solutions's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Celerity Solutions's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Celerity Solutions's Gross Margin % falls into.

Celerity Solutions Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Celerity Solutions's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2099 is calculated as

Celerity Solutions's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2099 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.

Celerity Solutions  (OTCPK:CLTY) 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

Celerity Solutions had a gross margin of 39.87% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2099 => 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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