MEIL (Methes Energies International) Gross Margin %: 0.00% (As of Aug. 2023)

Methes Energies International  (OTCPK:MEIL) 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

Methes Energies International had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 => 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.

Methes Energies International Gross Margin % Related Terms

The historical data trend for Methes Energies International'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.

Methes Energies International Gross Margin % Chart

Methes Energies International Quarterly Data
	Aug11	Nov11	Feb12	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13	May13	Aug13	Nov13	Feb14	May14	Aug14	Nov14	Feb15	May15	Aug15	Aug22	May23	Aug23
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-145.00	10.50	0.00	0.00	0.00

MEIL vs PARG, WWSG, BBOE: Gross Margin % Comparison

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Methes Energies International'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.

Methes Energies International Gross Margin % vs Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Methes Energies International's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Methes Energies International's Gross Margin % falls into.

Methes Energies International 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.)

Methes Energies International's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2014 is calculated as

Methes Energies International's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 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.

Methes Energies International Business Description