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Cecurity.com (XPAR:MLCEC) Gross Margin % : 65.18% (As of Dec. 2020)


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What is Cecurity.com Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Cecurity.com's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2020 was €4.85 Mil. Cecurity.com's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2020 was €7.43 Mil. Therefore, Cecurity.com's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 was 65.18%.


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


XPAR:MLCEC's Gross Margin % is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 41.73
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Gross Margin % only.

Cecurity.com had a gross margin of 65.18% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 => Durable competitive advantage

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


Cecurity.com Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cecurity.com'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.

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Cecurity.com Gross Margin % Chart

Cecurity.com Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Gross Margin %
70.53 65.78 71.00 64.94 65.18

Cecurity.com Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Gross Margin % 70.53 65.78 71.00 64.94 65.18

Competitive Comparison of Cecurity.com's Gross Margin %

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Cecurity.com'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.


Cecurity.com's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Cecurity.com's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cecurity.com's Gross Margin % falls into.



Cecurity.com Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Cecurity.com's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2020 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2020 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2020 )
=4.8 / 7.433
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(7.433 - 2.588) / 7.433
=65.18 %

Cecurity.com's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2020 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2020 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2020 )
=4.8 / 7.433
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(7.433 - 2.588) / 7.433
=65.18 %

* 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.


Cecurity.com  (XPAR:MLCEC) 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

Cecurity.com had a gross margin of 65.18% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 => 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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Cecurity.com (XPAR:MLCEC) Business Description

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Address
75 rue Saint Lazare, Paris, FRA, 75 009
Cecurity.com is a third-party software publisher. The company provides Electronic Archiving Systems (SAE), digital safes, certified electronic exchanges and dematerialization services.

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