Interpharm Holdings (Interpharm Holdings) Gross Margin % : 13.99% (As of Dec. 2007)

Interpharm Holdings Gross Margin % Chart

Interpharm Holdings Annual Data
	Trend	Jun98	Jun99	Jun00	Jun01	Jun02	Jun03	Jun04	Jun05	Jun06	Jun07
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-	23.83	22.73	27.51	28.66

Interpharm Holdings Quarterly Data
	Mar03	Jun03	Sep03	Dec03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															23.09	32.02	14.83	6.07	13.99

Competitive Comparison of Interpharm Holdings's Gross Margin %

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Interpharm Holdings'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.

Interpharm Holdings's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Interpharm Holdings's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Interpharm Holdings's Gross Margin % falls into.

Interpharm Holdings Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Interpharm Holdings's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2007 is calculated as

Interpharm Holdings's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 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.

Interpharm Holdings  (GREY:IPAH) 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

Interpharm Holdings had a gross margin of 13.99% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 => 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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