Strasbaugh (Strasbaugh) Gross Profit : $8.53 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2010)

Strasbaugh Gross Profit Chart

Strasbaugh Annual Data
	Trend	Mar98	Mar99	Mar00	Mar01	Mar02	Mar03	Mar04	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09
Gross Profit		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					10.32	7.75	8.12	2.45	4.42

Strasbaugh Quarterly Data
	Sep02	Dec02	Mar03	Jun03	Sep03	Dec03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10
Gross Profit	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.73	0.76	2.44	2.74	2.58

Competitive Comparison of Strasbaugh's Gross Profit

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Strasbaugh'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.

Strasbaugh's Gross Profit Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Strasbaugh's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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

Strasbaugh Gross Profit Calculation

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

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

Strasbaugh's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2010 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $8.53 Mil.

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

Strasbaugh's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 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.

Strasbaugh  (OTCPK:STRB) 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

Strasbaugh had a gross margin of 43.00% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 => Durable competitive advantage

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