Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co (FRA:NQU) Gross Profit : €8.13 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2013)

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co Gross Profit Chart

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co Annual Data
	Trend	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13
Gross Profit		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					6.21	7.03	7.72	8.52	8.13

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co Semi-Annual Data
	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13
Gross Profit	Get a 7-Day Free Trial								6.21	7.03	7.72	8.52	8.13

Competitive Comparison of Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co's Gross Profit

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit data, can be viewed below:

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Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co's Gross Profit Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co Gross Profit Calculation

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

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2013 was €8.13 Mil.

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

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

* 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.

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co  (FRA:NQU) 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

Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co had a gross margin of 62.71% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 => Durable competitive advantage

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