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GCI Liberty (GCI Liberty) Gross Margin % : 0.00% (As of Sep. 2020)


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What is GCI Liberty Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. GCI Liberty's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2020 was $246.89 Mil. GCI Liberty's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2020 was $246.89 Mil. Therefore, GCI Liberty's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 was 0.00%. If there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.


The historical rank and industry rank for GCI Liberty's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 10 years, the highest Gross Margin % of GCI Liberty was 718.34%. The lowest was 33.41%. And the median was 35.03%.

GLIBP.PFD's Gross Margin % is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 49.84
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Gross Margin % only.

GCI Liberty had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for GCI Liberty was 0.00% per year.


GCI Liberty Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for GCI Liberty'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.

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GCI Liberty Gross Margin % Chart

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Competitive Comparison of GCI Liberty's Gross Margin %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, GCI Liberty'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.


GCI Liberty's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, GCI Liberty's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GCI Liberty's Gross Margin % falls into.



GCI Liberty 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.)

GCI Liberty's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2019 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2019 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2019 )
=894.7 / 894.733
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(894.733 - 0) / 894.733
=N/A %

GCI Liberty's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2020 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2020 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2020 )
=246.9 / 246.892
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(246.892 - 0) / 246.892
=N/A %

* 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.


GCI Liberty  (NAS:GLIBP.PFD) 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

GCI Liberty had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 => 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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GCI Liberty (GCI Liberty) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood, CO, USA, 80112
GCI Liberty Inc is a holding company.Through its subsidiaries it provides various wireless, data, video, voice, and managed services to residential customers, businesses, governmental entities, and educational and medical institutions primarily in Alaska under the GCI brand. The company mainly serves markets that bear harsh winter and are located in remote geographies in North America.