The historical rank and industry rank for Trius Therapeutics,'s Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:TEU's Gross Margin % is not ranked *
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry.
Industry Median: 45.55 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Gross Margin % only.
Trius Therapeutics, had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 => No sustainable competitive advantage
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Trius Therapeutics, was 0.00% per year.
Trius Therapeutics, Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Trius Therapeutics,'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.
Competitive Comparison of Trius Therapeutics,'s Gross Margin %
For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Trius Therapeutics,'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.
Trius Therapeutics,'s Gross Margin % Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry
For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Trius Therapeutics,'s Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Trius Therapeutics,'s Gross Margin % falls into.
* 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.
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
Trius Therapeutics, had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 => 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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Trius Therapeutics, (FRA:TEU) Business Description
Trius Therapeutics, Inc., was incorporated in California in June 2004. It is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative antibiotics for serious infections. The Company is developing tedizolid phosphate, a new, novel antibiotic, for the treatment of serious Gram-positive bacterial infections, including those caused by methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. Tedizolid phosphate is being developed for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, or ABSSSI, and pneumonia, and potentially for other indications. ABSSSI is the current classification for complicated skin and skin structure infections. In addition, the company is discovering antibiotics for infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria using its structure based discovery platform. In December 2011, it reported top line data from its first Phase 3 clinical trial, the ESTABLISH 1 (TR701-112) study, of the oral dosage form of tedizolid phosphate for the treatment of ABSSSI. All primary and secondary endpoints for the ESTABLISH 1 study were achieved. In December 2012, the company completed enrollment in its second Phase 3 clinical trial, the ESTABLISH 2 (TR701-113) study, of the intravenous to oral transition therapy for the treatment of ABSSSI. Its current development efforts are focused on developing tedizolid phosphate (formerly known as torezolid phosphate), an intravenous, or IV, and oral antibiotic, for the treatment of serious gram-positive bacterial infections, initially for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections and subsequently for other indications, including pneumonia. ABSSSI is a new classification for complicated skin and skin structure infections. Tedizolid phosphate is an IV and orally administered second generation oxazolidinone. Its strategy is to discover and develop a pipeline of antibiotics focused on the treatment of life-threatening infections, consisting of tedizolid phosphate and additional compounds discovered internally using its proprietary discovery platform. The Company employs the services of Albany Molecular Research Incorporated to produce tedizolid phosphate API and Patheon, Inc., or Patheon, to produce the solid oral and sterile IV tedizolid phosphate finished products. It currently employs internal resources and third-party consultants to manage its manufacturing contractors. Its competitors include large pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, specialty pharmaceutical and generic drug companies, academic institutions, government agencies and research institutions. The Company is subject to a variety of foreign regulations governing clinical trials and commercial sales and distribution of its products to the extent it choose to sell any products outside of the United States.
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