Valener (TSX:VNR.PR.A.PFD) Gross Margin % : 0.00% (As of Jun. 2019)

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What is Valener Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Valener's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Jun. 2019 was C$0.35 Mil. Valener's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2019 was C$0.35 Mil. Therefore, Valener's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 0.00%. If there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.

The historical rank and industry rank for Valener's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Valener was 37.17%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 35.72%.

TSX:VNR.PR.A.PFD's Gross Margin % is not ranked ^*
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 28.81
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Gross Margin % only.

Valener had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Valener was 0.00% per year.

Valener Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Valener's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison of Valener's Gross Margin %

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Valener'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.

Valener's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Valener's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Valener 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.)

Valener's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Sep. 2018 )	=	Gross Profit (A: Sep. 2018 )	/	Revenue (A: Sep. 2018 )
	=	69.2	/	69.16
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(69.16 - 0)	/	69.16
	=	N/A %

Valener's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Jun. 2019 )	=	Gross Profit (Q: Jun. 2019 )	/	Revenue (Q: Jun. 2019 )
	=	0.3	/	0.347
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(0.347 - 0)	/	0.347
	=	N/A %

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.

Valener (TSX:VNR.PR.A.PFD) 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

Valener had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 => 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.

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Valener (TSX:VNR.PR.A.PFD) Business Description

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1717 du Havre Street, Montreal, QC, CAN, H2K 2X3

Website

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Valener Inc is an investment holding company engaged in the regulated energy business in the United States and Canada through Gaz Metro. Its core business operations involve natural gas distribution in Quebec and Vermont as well as electricity distribution in Vermont. The company through its subsidiaries holds the interest in wind farm business. It serves more than 200,000 customers in Quebec and over 310,000 customers in Vermont.

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