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MPM Technologies (MPM Technologies) Gross Profit : $0.17 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2010)


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What is MPM Technologies Gross Profit?

MPM Technologies's gross profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 was $-0.01 Mil. MPM Technologies's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2010 was $0.17 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. MPM Technologies's gross profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 was $-0.01 Mil. MPM Technologies's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 was $0.04 Mil. Therefore, MPM Technologies's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was -13.16%.

MPM Technologies had a gross margin of -13.16% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 => No sustainable competitive advantage


MPM Technologies Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for MPM Technologies'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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MPM Technologies Gross Profit Chart

MPM Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.79 0.67 0.83 0.32 0.27

MPM Technologies Quarterly Data
Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.10 - 0.06 0.12 -0.01

Competitive Comparison of MPM Technologies's Gross Profit

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, MPM Technologies'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.


MPM Technologies's Gross Profit Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, MPM Technologies's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MPM Technologies's Gross Profit falls into.



MPM Technologies Gross Profit Calculation

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

MPM Technologies's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2009 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=0.558 - 0.287
=0.27

MPM Technologies's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2010 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=0.038 - 0.043
=-0.00

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2010 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.17 Mil.

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

MPM Technologies's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2010 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2010 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2010 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=-0.00 / 0.038
=-13.16 %

* 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.


MPM Technologies  (OTCPK:MPML) 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

MPM Technologies had a gross margin of -13.16% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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MPM Technologies (MPM Technologies) Business Description

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Address
1727 East Springfield Avenue, Suite C, Spokane, WA, USA, 99202
MPM Technologies Inc is a United States based holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company designs, engineers, supplies and services air pollution control systems. It is also engaged in the development and marketing of Skygas, a patented waste-to-fuel technology fuel, and development and exploration of gold and silver properties in Montana, US.

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