* 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 Lombard Medical Technologies's Gross Margin %
For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Lombard Medical Technologies'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.
Lombard Medical Technologies's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Lombard Medical Technologies's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lombard Medical Technologies's Gross Margin % falls into.
Lombard Medical Technologies Gross Margin % Calculation
* 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.
Lombard Medical Technologies (LSE:LMT) 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
Lombard Medical Technologies had a gross margin of 35.99% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 => 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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Lombard Medical Technologies (LSE:LMT) Business Description
Lombard Medical Technologies PLC is engaged in the design and development of endovascular stent grafts, their manufacture, and commercialization either directly through the group's own sales force or through a network of local distributors supported by clinical specialists from Lombard Medical. The principal product, the AorfixT AAA stent graft has European CE mark approval for use in patients with high-angle-neck aneurysms of up to 90 degrees. The group has operations in United Kingdom and United States of America.
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