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XCPCNL Business Services (XCPCNL Business Services) Gross Profit : $0.23 Mil (TTM As of Apr. 2013)


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What is XCPCNL Business Services Gross Profit?

XCPCNL Business Services's gross profit for the three months ended in Apr. 2013 was $0.06 Mil. XCPCNL Business Services's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2013 was $0.23 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. XCPCNL Business Services's gross profit for the three months ended in Apr. 2013 was $0.06 Mil. XCPCNL Business Services's Revenue for the three months ended in Apr. 2013 was $0.63 Mil. Therefore, XCPCNL Business Services's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2013 was 10.17%.

XCPCNL Business Services had a gross margin of 10.17% for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2013 => No sustainable competitive advantage


XCPCNL Business Services Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for XCPCNL Business Services'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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XCPCNL Business Services Gross Profit Chart

XCPCNL Business Services Annual Data
Trend Jul05 Jul06 Jul07 Jul08 Jul09 Jul10 Jul11
Gross Profit
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XCPCNL Business Services Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of XCPCNL Business Services's Gross Profit

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, XCPCNL Business Services'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.


XCPCNL Business Services's Gross Profit Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, XCPCNL Business Services's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where XCPCNL Business Services's Gross Profit falls into.



XCPCNL Business Services Gross Profit Calculation

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

XCPCNL Business Services's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2011 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Jul. 2011 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=1.15 - 0.847
=0.30

XCPCNL Business Services's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2013 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Apr. 2013 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=0.629 - 0.565
=0.06

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2013 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.23 Mil.

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

XCPCNL Business Services's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2013 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Apr. 2013 )=Gross Profit (Q: Apr. 2013 ) / Revenue (Q: Apr. 2013 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=0.06 / 0.629
=10.17 %

* 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.


XCPCNL Business Services  (OTCPK:XCPL) 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

XCPCNL Business Services had a gross margin of 10.17% for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2013 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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XCPCNL Business Services (XCPCNL Business Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
4182 Clemmons Road, Suite 289, Clemmons, NC, USA, 27012
XCPCNL Business Services Corp provides diversified business services. The company offers services in business outscoring sectors such as payroll services, instore product demos, personnel outsourcing, benefits, maintenance, and hospitality. It serves customers in the United States.

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