Signature Eyewear (Signature Eyewear) Gross Margin % : 61.71% (As of Apr. 2011)

Signature Eyewear Gross Margin % Chart

Signature Eyewear Annual Data
	Trend	Oct01	Oct02	Oct03	Oct04	Oct05	Oct06	Oct07	Oct08	Oct09	Oct10
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					65.10	63.93	64.24	64.14	63.35

Signature Eyewear Quarterly Data
	Jul06	Oct06	Jan07	Apr07	Jul07	Oct07	Jan08	Apr08	Jul08	Oct08	Jan09	Apr09	Jul09	Oct09	Jan10	Apr10	Jul10	Oct10	Jan11	Apr11
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															62.84	65.88	61.95	59.28	61.71

Competitive Comparison of Signature Eyewear's Gross Margin %

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Signature Eyewear'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.

Signature Eyewear's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Signature Eyewear's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Signature Eyewear's Gross Margin % falls into.

Signature Eyewear Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Signature Eyewear's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2010 is calculated as

Signature Eyewear's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2011 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.

Signature Eyewear  (OTCPK:SEYE) 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

Signature Eyewear had a gross margin of 61.71% for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2011 => 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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