MDM Engineering Group (LSE:MDM) Gross Profit : £14.85 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2014)

MDM Engineering Group Gross Profit Chart

Competitive Comparison of MDM Engineering Group's Gross Profit

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, MDM Engineering Group's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit data, can be viewed below:

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MDM Engineering Group's Gross Profit Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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MDM Engineering Group Gross Profit Calculation

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

MDM Engineering Group's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

MDM Engineering Group's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2014 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £14.85 Mil.

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

MDM Engineering Group's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 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.

MDM Engineering Group  (LSE:MDM) 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

MDM Engineering Group had a gross margin of 24.55% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 => Competition eroding margins

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