MME Moviement AG (LTS:0NDQ) Gross Margin % : 55.64% (As of Feb. 2015)

MME Moviement AG Gross Margin % Chart

MME Moviement AG Annual Data
	Trend	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Aug08	Aug09	Aug10	Aug11	Aug12	Aug13	Aug14
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					41.10	-	47.29	52.77	56.42

MME Moviement AG Semi-Annual Data
	Dec03	Aug08	Feb09	Aug09	Feb10	Aug10	Feb11	Aug11	Feb12	Aug12	Feb13	Aug13	Feb14	Aug14	Feb15
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										46.78	57.16	55.81	57.01	55.64

Competitive Comparison of MME Moviement AG's Gross Margin %

For the Broadcasting subindustry, MME Moviement AG'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.

MME Moviement AG's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, MME Moviement AG's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MME Moviement AG's Gross Margin % falls into.

MME Moviement AG Gross Margin % Calculation

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

MME Moviement AG's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2014 is calculated as

MME Moviement AG's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2015 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.

MME Moviement AG  (LTS:0NDQ) 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

MME Moviement AG had a gross margin of 55.64% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2015 => Durable 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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