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Celexpress (Celexpress) Gross Profit : $2.67 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2004)


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What is Celexpress Gross Profit?

Celexpress's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2004 was $0.79 Mil. Celexpress's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2004 was $2.67 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Celexpress's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2004 was $0.79 Mil. Celexpress's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2004 was $3.90 Mil. Therefore, Celexpress's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 was 20.35%.

Celexpress had a gross margin of 20.35% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 => Competition eroding margins


Celexpress Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Celexpress'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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Celexpress Gross Profit Chart

Celexpress Annual Data
Trend Dec99 Mar01 Mar02 Mar03 Mar04
Gross Profit
- -2.38 -2.20 -0.97 1.33

Celexpress Quarterly Data
Jun00 Sep00 Dec00 Mar01 Jun01 Sep01 Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04
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 0.57 0.56 0.67 0.66 0.79

Competitive Comparison of Celexpress's Gross Profit

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Celexpress'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.


Celexpress's Gross Profit Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Celexpress's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



Celexpress Gross Profit Calculation

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

Celexpress's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2004 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2004 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=14.15 - 12.82
=1.33

Celexpress's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2004 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=3.902 - 3.108
=0.79

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2004 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.67 Mil.

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

Celexpress's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2004 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2004 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2004 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=0.79 / 3.902
=20.35 %

* 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.


Celexpress  (GREY:CELX) 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

Celexpress had a gross margin of 20.35% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 => Competition eroding margins


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Celexpress (Celexpress) Business Description

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Address
100 North Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1200, Miami, FL, USA, 33132
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Celexpress Inc provides telecommunication services. The Company through its subsidiaries offers international commercial and wholesale telephony services.

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