D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. (XAMS:DE) Gross Profit : €1,008 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2012)

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What is D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. Gross Profit?

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'s gross profit for the six months ended in Jun. 2012 was €1,008 Mil. D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'s gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2012 was €1,008 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'s gross profit for the six months ended in Jun. 2012 was €1,008 Mil. D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'s Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2012 was €2,795 Mil. Therefore, D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'s Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 was 36.06%.

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. had a gross margin of 36.06% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 => Competition eroding margins

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'s Gross Profit can be seen below:

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D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. Gross Profit Chart

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. Annual Data

Trend

Jun11

Jun12

Gross Profit

981.75

1,007.93

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. Semi-Annual Data
	Jun11	Jun12
Gross Profit	981.75	1,007.93

Competitive Comparison of D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'s Gross Profit

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'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.

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'s Gross Profit Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'s Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'s Gross Profit falls into.

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. Gross Profit Calculation

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

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'s Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Jun. 2012 )	=	Revenue	-	Cost of Goods Sold
	=	2795.018	-	1787.088
	=	1,008

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'s Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Jun. 2012 )	=	Revenue	-	Cost of Goods Sold
	=	2795.018	-	1787.088
	=	1,008

For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2012 was €1,008 Mil.

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

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.'s Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Jun. 2012 )	=	Gross Profit (Q: Jun. 2012 )	/	Revenue (Q: Jun. 2012 )
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	1,008	/	2795.018
	=	36.06 %

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.

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. (XAMS:DE) 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

D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. had a gross margin of 36.06% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 => Competition eroding margins

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D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V. (XAMS:DE) Business Description

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D E Master Blenders 1753 NV was incorporated on February 27, 2012 as a private company with limited liability. On April 4, 2012, it changed its name to D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 B.V. and moved its corporate seat to Joure (SkasterlÃ¢n), the Netherlands. The Company is a pure-play coffee and tea company that offers high-quality, coffee and tea products that are known in retail and out of home markets across Europe, Brazil, Australia and Thailand. It has a portfolio of coffee and tea brands that address the needs of both its retail and out of home customers in its markets. The Company's segments are Retail-Western Europe, Retail-Rest of World and Out of Home. In Retail-Western Europe and Retail-Rest of World segments, its principal products are multi-serve coffee, single-serve coffee pads and capsules, instant coffee and tea. It sells these products predominantly to supermarkets, hypermarkets and through international buying groups. In its Out of Home segment, it offers hot beverage products but focus on its liquid roast products and related coffee machines. Its products and the related machines in the Out of Home segment are sold either directly to businesses, hotels, hospitals and restaurants or to foodservice distributors for distribution to the customer. Douwe Egberts is the Company's established brand in the multi-serve category and coffee brand in the Netherlands and Belgium and also has solid market positions in the United Kingdom and Hungary. In addition to Douwe Egberts, its multi-serve coffee is sold under the following brands: L'OR and Maison du CafÃ© in France, Marcilla in Spain,Merrild in Denmark, Harris in Australia, Kanis & Gunnink in the Netherlands, Jacqmotte in Belgium, Prima in Poland, and PilÃ£o, Caboclo, Damasco and Moka in Brazil. Its single-serve coffee is sold under the brand name Senseo which is generally co-branded, such as Douwe Egberts Senseo and L'OR Senseo, in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, and Spain and selected other countries. In April 2010, it launched the L'OR EspressO capsules brand in France, and L'OR EspressO has subsequently been successfully launched in the Netherlands and Belgium. In May 2011, it successfully launched its capsules brand in Spain as L'aRÃ´me EspressO. The Company's instant coffee is sold under the Moccona brand in Australia and Thailand, under the Douwe Egberts brand in the United Kingdom and under local brands in certain of its markets. Its tea is sold under the brand names Pickwick in the Netherlands, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Denmark and Hornimans in Spain. The Out of Home segment operates under the Cafitesse umbrella brand, which is principally co-branded Douwe Egberts Cafitesse, for its liquid roast coffee products and machines and under its Piazza D'Oro brand for premium espresso products and machines. The Company competes with other large international and national coffee and tea companies as well as smaller regional and specialty coffee and te