Crown Media Holdings's gross profit for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2015 was $95.0 Mil. Crown Media Holdings's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2015 was $279.5 Mil.
Crown Media Holdings had a gross margin of 59.83% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 => Durable competitive advantage
Crown Media Holdings Gross Profit Historical Data
The historical data trend for Crown Media Holdings'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.
Competitive Comparison of Crown Media Holdings's Gross Profit
For the Broadcasting subindustry, Crown Media Holdings'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.
Crown Media Holdings's Gross Profit Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Crown Media Holdings's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Crown Media Holdings's Gross Profit falls into.
Crown Media Holdings Gross Profit Calculation
Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.
Crown Media Holdings's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as
Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $279.5 Mil.
Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.
* 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.
Crown Media Holdings (NAS:CRWN) 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
Crown Media Holdings had a gross margin of 59.83% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 => Durable competitive advantage
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Crown Media Holdings (Crown Media Holdings) Business Description
Crown Media Holdings Inc was incorporated in the State of Delaware in December 1999. The Company through its subsidiary, Crown Media United States owns and operates a pay television channel, known as the Hallmark Channel entertainment programming for adults and families. Hallmark Channel features television series such as Golden Girls and Frasier as well as original series and movies with compelling stories and internationally recognized stars. It has also offered a "lifestyle" programming, featuring Home and Family. Hallmark Movie Channel is a 24-hour cable network offering movies appropriate for the entire family, consisting mainly of original movies, classical theatrical films, and presentations from the award-winning Hallmark Hall of Fame collection as well as other long form television programming. Consistent with the Hallmark brand, both networks are a preeminent source of holiday programming, with Hallmark Channel. The Company currently distributes, Hallmark Channel through approximately 5, 309 cable, satellite and other pay television distribution systems and Hallmark Movie Channel through approximately 3, 674 such systems. The Company licenses the trademark "Hallmark" for use on its networks pursuant to certain trademark license agreements with a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards. The Company uses four distribution platforms to transmit its programming, cable television, analog and digital satellite, telephone and Internet Protocol Television. The Company's networks compete with other general entertainment programming from broadcast networks including, TNT, TCM, USA Network, HGTV, TV Land, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, OWN, ABC Family and other networks.
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