* 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 Rofin-Sinar Technologies's Gross Margin %
For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Rofin-Sinar 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.
Rofin-Sinar Technologies's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Rofin-Sinar Technologies's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Rofin-Sinar Technologies'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
Rofin-Sinar Technologies had a gross margin of 39.36% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 => 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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Rofin-Sinar Technologies (Rofin-Sinar Technologies) Business Description
Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc was incorporated in 1996 under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is engaged in the design, development, engineering, manufacturing and marketing of laser-based system solutions for industrial material processing applications which include cutting, welding and marking various materials. Lasers are a non-contact technology for material processing, which have several advantages compared to conventional manufacturing tools that are desirable in industrial applications. The Company's lasers deliver beam at guaranteed power outputs and feature compact design, high processing speed, flexibility, low operating and maintenance costs, and easy integration into the customers production process. Through its manufacturing, distribution and service network, the Company provides laser sources and laser-based system solutions to various markets such as the machine tool, automotive, the semiconductor, electronics, and photovoltaic industries. The Company sells directly to end-users and to original equipment manufacturers that integrate its laser sources with other system components. Some of its competitors are Trumpf, Fanuc, Synrad, Coherent, Laserline and Jenoptik. The Company is subject to many governmental regulations, including but not limited to the laser radiation safety regulations of the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act administered by the National Center for Devices and Radiological Health, a branch of the United States Food and Drug Administration. Among other things, these regulations require them to file annual reports, to maintain quality control and sales records, to perform product testing, to distribute appropriate operating manuals, to conduct safety reviews, to incorporate design and operating features in products sold to end users, and to certify and label products.
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