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Blue Sphere (Blue Sphere) Gross Profit : $1.82 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2018)


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What is Blue Sphere Gross Profit?

Blue Sphere's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2018 was $0.54 Mil. Blue Sphere's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2018 was $1.82 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Blue Sphere's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2018 was $0.54 Mil. Blue Sphere's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2018 was $2.81 Mil. Therefore, Blue Sphere's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was 19.06%.

Blue Sphere had a gross margin of 19.06% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 => No sustainable competitive advantage


Blue Sphere Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Sphere's Gross Profit 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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Blue Sphere Gross Profit Chart

Blue Sphere Annual Data
Trend Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 0.59 1.60 1.82

Blue Sphere Quarterly Data
Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.12 0.77 0.54 -0.02 0.54

Competitive Comparison of Blue Sphere's Gross Profit

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Blue Sphere's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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.


Blue Sphere's Gross Profit Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Blue Sphere's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Sphere's Gross Profit falls into.



Blue Sphere Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Blue Sphere's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2018 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=10.901 - 9.079
=1.82

Blue Sphere's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2018 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=2.812 - 2.276
=0.54

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.82 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

Blue Sphere's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2018 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2018 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2018 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=0.54 / 2.812
=19.06 %

* 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.


Blue Sphere  (GREY:BLSP) Gross Profit 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

Blue Sphere had a gross margin of 19.06% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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Blue Sphere (Blue Sphere) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
301 McCullough Drive, 4th Floor, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28262
Blue Sphere Corp is an international clean-tech independent power producer that develops, owns and manages waste-to-energy facilities. It focuses on developing or acquiring projects with clean energy technologies, including waste-to-energy facilities that generate clean energy, such as electricity, natural gas, heat, soil amendment and other by-products. Geographically operates the project in the region of United States, Italy, and Israel.
Executives
Yosef Keret officer: Chief Financial Officer 4 YEHOSHUA BEN NOON ST., HOD HASHARON L3 4523602
Ran Daniel officer: Chief Financial Officer 101 WEST 90TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10024
Lyron L Bentovim other: Former Director 60 CUTTER MILL ROAD, GREAT NECK, NEW YORK NY 11021
Lazarus Israel Opportunities Fund Lllp 10 percent owner C/O IBEX GP LLC, 260 NORTH JOSEPHINE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER CO 80206
Lazarus Investment Partners Lllp 10 percent owner C/O IBEX INVESTORS LLC, 260 NORTH JOSEPHINE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER CO 80206
Justin B Borus 10 percent owner 260 N. JOSEPHINE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER CO 80206
Lazarus Management Co Llc 10 percent owner 260 N. JOSEPHINE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER CO 80206
Dr Borenstein Ltd 10 percent owner 18 REINES ST, TEL AVIV L3 00000
Alex Weber officer: Chief Financial Officer POB - 961, NARKIS 2, KOHAV YAIR L3 44864