PGOG (PERF Go-Green Holdings) Gross Margin % : 68.31% (As of Dec. 2009)

PERF Go-Green Holdings Gross Margin % Chart

PERF Go-Green Holdings Quarterly Data
	Jan07	Apr07	Jul07	Oct07	Jan08	Apr08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial							28.35	27.72	5.52	25.65	68.31

Competitive Comparison of PERF Go-Green Holdings's Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, PERF Go-Green 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.

PERF Go-Green Holdings's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, PERF Go-Green Holdings's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PERF Go-Green Holdings's Gross Margin % falls into.

PERF Go-Green Holdings Gross Margin % Calculation

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

PERF Go-Green Holdings's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2009 is calculated as

PERF Go-Green Holdings's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2009 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.

PERF Go-Green Holdings  (GREY:PGOG) 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

PERF Go-Green Holdings had a gross margin of 68.31% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2009 => 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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