ViroPharma,'s gross profit for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2013 was €64.0 Mil. ViroPharma,'s gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2013 was €241.7 Mil.
Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. ViroPharma,'s gross profit for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2013 was €64.0 Mil. ViroPharma,'s Revenue for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2013 was €84.6 Mil. Therefore, ViroPharma,'s Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was 75.70%.
ViroPharma, had a gross margin of 75.70% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 => Durable competitive advantage
ViroPharma, Gross Profit Historical Data
The historical data trend for ViroPharma,'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 ViroPharma,'s Gross Profit
For the Biotechnology subindustry, ViroPharma,'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.
ViroPharma,'s Gross Profit Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, ViroPharma,'s Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where ViroPharma,'s Gross Profit falls into.
ViroPharma, Gross Profit Calculation
Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.
ViroPharma,'s Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as
Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2013 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €241.7 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.
ViroPharma, (FRA:VPH) 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
ViroPharma, had a gross margin of 75.70% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 => Durable competitive advantage
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ViroPharma, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in September 1994 and commenced operations in December 1994. It is a biotechnology company which develops and commercializes products that address serious diseases, used by physician specialists or in hospital settings. The Company's main development programs include C1 esterase inhibitor and a non-toxigenic strain of C. The Company markets and sells Cinryze in the United States for routine prophylaxis against angioedema attacks in adolescent and adult patients with hereditary angioedema. Cinryze is a C1 esterase inhibitor therapy for routine prophylaxis against HAE, also known as C1 inhibitor deficiency, a rare, severely debilitating, life-threatening genetic disorder. Cinryze was obtained in October 2008, and On 8 January 2010, the company obtained expanded rights to commercialize Cinryze and future C1-INH derived products in certain European countries and other territories throughout the world as well as rights to develop future C1-INH derived products for additional indications. The Company also markets and sells Vancocin HCl capsules, the oral capsule formulation of vancomycin hydrochloride, in the U.S. and its territories. Vancocin is a potent antibiotic approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, to treat antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis caused by Clostridium difficile infection, or C. difficile, and enterocolitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant strains. The Company's product development portfolio is consists of programs such as C1 esterase inhibitor [human], maribavir for cytomegalovirus infection, VP20621: prevention of recurrent CDAD and VP20629: treatment of Friedreich's Ataxia. The Company is working on developing further therapeutic uses; potential additional indications in other C1 mediated diseases, and alternative modes of administration for C1 esterase inhibitor. It is also developing VP20621 for the treatment and prevention of CDAD. On September 30, 2011, it entered into a license agreement for the worldwide rights of Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. to its clinical stage drug candidate, VP-20629, which is a naturally occurring, small molecule that has potent anti-oxidant properties that can protect against neurodegenerative disease. Its main competitors include both public and private entities, including well-known, large pharmaceutical companies, chemical companies, biotechnology companies and research institutions.
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