Sky Deutschland AG (LTS:0QXE) Gross Profit : €313 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2013)

Sky Deutschland AG Gross Profit Chart

Sky Deutschland AG Annual Data
	Trend	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13
Gross Profit		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-61.61	-41.04	95.60	213.50	312.77

Sky Deutschland AG Semi-Annual Data
	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13
Gross Profit	Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-61.61	-41.04	95.60	213.50	312.77

Competitive Comparison of Sky Deutschland AG's Gross Profit

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Sky Deutschland AG'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.

Sky Deutschland AG's Gross Profit Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sky Deutschland AG's Gross Profit falls into.

Sky Deutschland AG Gross Profit Calculation

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

Sky Deutschland AG's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Sky Deutschland AG'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 €313 Mil.

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

Sky Deutschland AG'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.

Sky Deutschland AG  (LTS:0QXE) 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

Sky Deutschland AG had a gross margin of 20.23% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 => Competition eroding margins

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