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Gate Ventures (LSE:GATE) Gross Profit : £-0.24 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2018)


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What is Gate Ventures Gross Profit?

Gate Ventures's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 was £-0.10 Mil. Gate Ventures's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2018 was £-0.24 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Gate Ventures's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 was £-0.10 Mil. Gate Ventures's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 was £0.06 Mil. Therefore, Gate Ventures's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was -176.79%.

Gate Ventures had a gross margin of -176.79% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 => No sustainable competitive advantage

During the past 3 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Gate Ventures was 151.10%. The lowest was -68.04%. And the median was 151.10%.


Gate Ventures Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gate Ventures'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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Gate Ventures Gross Profit Chart

Gate Ventures Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18
Gross Profit
- 0.23 0.03

Gate Ventures Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.08 0.15 0.17 -0.14 -0.10

Competitive Comparison of Gate Ventures's Gross Profit

For the Entertainment subindustry, Gate Ventures'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.


Gate Ventures's Gross Profit Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Gate Ventures's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gate Ventures Gross Profit Calculation

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

Gate Ventures's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2018 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Jun. 2018 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=0.147 - 0.122
=0.03

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

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2018 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=0.056 - 0.155
=-0.10

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2018 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £-0.24 Mil.

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

Gate Ventures'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
=-0.10 / 0.056
=-176.79 %

* 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.


Gate Ventures  (LSE:GATE) 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

Gate Ventures had a gross margin of -176.79% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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Gate Ventures (LSE:GATE) Business Description

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Gate Ventures PLC is an investing company. It makes investments and capitalizes on investment opportunities in the Media and entertainment sector, focusing on theatre television, media technology, and e-commerce.