KVH Industries Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -3.2%.
The historical rank and industry rank for KVH Industries's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
KVHI'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 24.44 Med: 37.9 Max: 44.64
Current: 24.44
During the past 13 years, the highestGross Margin % of KVH Industries was 44.64%. The lowest was 24.44%. And the median was 37.90%.
KVHI's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than 50.58% of 2422
companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 24.655
vs KVHI: 24.44
KVH Industries had a gross margin of 32.01% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 => Competition eroding margins
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for KVH Industries was -3.20% per year.
KVH Industries Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for KVH Industries'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 KVH Industries's Gross Margin %
For the Communication Equipment subindustry, KVH Industries'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.
KVH Industries's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, KVH Industries's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where KVH Industries'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
KVH Industries had a gross margin of 32.01% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 => Competition eroding margins
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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KVH Industries Inc provide integrated, end-to-end services, software, and hardware that support its customers' need for access to the Internet, VoIP, operations content, and entertainment services. The company also provides commercially licensed entertainment, including news, sports, music, and movies, to commercial and leisure customers in the maritime, hotel, and retail markets. The Company operates in a number of geographic areas, including internationally. The Revenues are generated from international locations, mainly consisting of Singapore, Canada, European Union countries and other European countries, countries in Africa, Asia/Pacific and the Middle East, and India.
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