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LWLG (Lightwave Logic) Gross Profit : $0.10 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Lightwave Logic Gross Profit?

Lightwave Logic's gross profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.02 Mil. Lightwave Logic's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.10 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Lightwave Logic's gross profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.02 Mil. Lightwave Logic's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.02 Mil. Therefore, Lightwave Logic's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 95.65%.

Lightwave Logic had a gross margin of 95.65% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Lightwave Logic was 92.68%. The lowest was 92.04%. And the median was 92.68%.


Lightwave Logic Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lightwave Logic'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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Lightwave Logic Gross Profit Chart

Lightwave Logic Annual Data
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Gross Profit
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Lightwave Logic Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Lightwave Logic's Gross Profit

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Lightwave Logic'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.


Lightwave Logic's Gross Profit Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Lightwave Logic's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lightwave Logic's Gross Profit falls into.



Lightwave Logic Gross Profit Calculation

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

Lightwave Logic's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=0.041 - 0.003
=0.04

Lightwave Logic's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=0.023 - 0.001
=0.02

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.10 Mil.

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

Lightwave Logic's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=0.02 / 0.023
=95.65 %

* 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.


Lightwave Logic  (NAS:LWLG) 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

Lightwave Logic had a gross margin of 95.65% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage


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Lightwave Logic Business Description

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Address
369 Inverness Parkway, Suite 350, Englewood, CO, USA, 80112
Lightwave Logic Inc is a United States-based development stage company moving toward commercialization of next-generation electro-optic photonic devices made on its P2IC technology platform which uses in-house proprietary high-activity and high-stability organic polymers. Electro-optical devices convert data from electric signals into optical signals for multiple applications. It designs and synthesizes organic chromophores for use in its own proprietary electro-optic polymer systems and photonic device designs.
Executives
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Louis Charles Glasgow officer: Chief Technology Officer 1693 YARDLEY DRIVE, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
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Goetz Frederick J Jr director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 121 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, SUITE 110, NEWARK DE 19713
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