Viasystems Group Inc gross margin has been in long term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.8%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Viasystems Group's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:VY7'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.56 Med: 20.15 Max: 25.03
Current: 19.74
During the past 11 years, the highestGross Margin % of Viasystems Group was 25.03%. The lowest was 13.56%. And the median was 20.15%.
FRA:VY7's Gross Margin % is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 24.465
vs FRA:VY7: 19.74
Viasystems Group had a gross margin of 19.71% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 => No sustainable competitive advantage
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Viasystems Group was -1.80% per year.
Viasystems Group Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Viasystems Group'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 Viasystems Group's Gross Margin %
For the Electronic Components subindustry, Viasystems 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.
Viasystems Group's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Viasystems Group's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Viasystems Group'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.
Viasystems Group (FRA:VY7) 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
Viasystems Group had a gross margin of 19.71% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 => 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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Viasystems Group Inc is a Delaware Corporation formed in August 28, 1996. The Company is a provider of complex multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs) and electromechanical solutions (E-M Solutions). Its segment includes Printed Circuit Boards, which includes PCB products; and Assembly, which includes E-M Solutions products and services. Printed circuit boards serve as the electronic backbone of all electronic equipment, and its E-M Solutions products and services integrate PCBs and other components into finished or semi-finished electronic equipment, which include custom and standard metal enclosures, metal cabinets, metal racks and sub-racks, backplanes, cable assemblies and busbars. Printed Circuit Boards serve all electronic equipment, providing the circuitry and mounting surfaces necessary to interconnect discrete electronic components, such as integrated circuits, capacitors and resistors. Electro-Mechanical Solutions include a products and services, mainly including assembly of backplanes, custom and standard metal enclosures, racks and sub-racks, cabinets, systems integration and assembly, final product testing and fulfillment. The Company's primary direct competitors are Compeq Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Flextronics Corporation, Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd., Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd., Nanya Technology Corp., Sanmina-SCI Corp. and TTM Technologies, Inc. It markets its products through its own sales and marketing organization and through relationships with independent sales agents around the world. Its sells its products to various end markets including Automotive, Industrial & instrumentation, Telecommunications, Computer and datacommunications, and Military and aerospace.
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