Mumias Sugar Co (NAI:MSC) Gross Profit : KES-2,515 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2018)

Mumias Sugar Co Gross Profit Chart

Mumias Sugar Co Annual Data
	Trend	Jun09	Jun10	Jun11	Jun12	Jun13	Jun14	Jun15	Jun16	Jun17	Jun18
Gross Profit		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					848.20	-1,660.21	-1,762.49	-3,188.15	-2,514.74

Mumias Sugar Co Semi-Annual Data
	Jun09	Jun10	Jun11	Jun12	Jun13	Jun14	Jun15	Jun16	Jun17	Jun18
Gross Profit	Get a 7-Day Free Trial					848.20	-1,660.21	-1,762.49	-3,188.15	-2,514.74

Competitive Comparison of Mumias Sugar Co's Gross Profit

For the Confectioners subindustry, Mumias Sugar Co'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.

Mumias Sugar Co's Gross Profit Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Mumias Sugar Co's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mumias Sugar Co's Gross Profit falls into.

Mumias Sugar Co Gross Profit Calculation

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

Mumias Sugar Co's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2018 is calculated as

Mumias Sugar Co's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 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 Jun. 2018 was KES-2,515 Mil.

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

Mumias Sugar Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 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.

Mumias Sugar Co  (NAI:MSC) 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

Mumias Sugar Co had a gross margin of -182.33% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 => No sustainable competitive advantage

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