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MWB Business Exchange (LSE:MBE) Gross Profit : £3.41 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2012)


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What is MWB Business Exchange Gross Profit?

MWB Business Exchange's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £3.41 Mil. MWB Business Exchange's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2012 was £3.41 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. MWB Business Exchange's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £3.41 Mil. MWB Business Exchange's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £61.55 Mil. Therefore, MWB Business Exchange's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was 5.54%.

MWB Business Exchange had a gross margin of 5.54% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 => No sustainable competitive advantage


MWB Business Exchange Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for MWB Business Exchange'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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MWB Business Exchange Gross Profit Chart

MWB Business Exchange Annual Data
Trend Jun05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Jun11 Jun12
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 16.03 7.35 -2.94 -5.54 1.24

MWB Business Exchange Semi-Annual Data
Jun06 Dec06 Jun07 Dec07 Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec12
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.65 6.56 0.79 -1.93 3.41

Competitive Comparison of MWB Business Exchange's Gross Profit

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, MWB Business Exchange'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.


MWB Business Exchange's Gross Profit Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, MWB Business Exchange's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MWB Business Exchange's Gross Profit falls into.



MWB Business Exchange Gross Profit Calculation

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

MWB Business Exchange's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Jun. 2012 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=121.08 - 119.838
=1.24

MWB Business Exchange's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2012 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=61.55 - 58.143
=3.41

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2012 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £3.41 Mil.

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

MWB Business Exchange's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2012 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2012 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2012 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=3.41 / 61.55
=5.54 %

* 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.


MWB Business Exchange  (LSE:MBE) 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

MWB Business Exchange had a gross margin of 5.54% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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