Commerce Energy Group (Commerce Energy Group) Gross Margin % : 0.00% (As of Apr. 2009)

Commerce Energy Group Gross Margin % Chart

Commerce Energy Group Annual Data
	Trend	Jul00	Jul01	Jul02	Jul03	Jul04	Jul05	Jul06	Jul07	Jul08
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial				9.23	11.10	11.65	15.40	12.33

Commerce Energy Group Quarterly Data
	Jul04	Oct04	Jan05	Apr05	Jul05	Oct05	Jan06	Apr06	Jul06	Oct06	Jan07	Apr07	Jul07	Oct07	Jan08	Apr08	Jul08	Oct08	Jan09	Apr09
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															13.40	4.92	10.22	-12.41	-

Competitive Comparison of Commerce Energy Group's Gross Margin %

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Commerce Energy 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.

Commerce Energy Group's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Commerce Energy Group's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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

Commerce Energy Group 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.)

Commerce Energy Group's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2008 is calculated as

Commerce Energy Group's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2009 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.

Commerce Energy Group  (OTCPK:CMNR) 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

Commerce Energy Group had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2009 => 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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