Reply Deutschland AG (XTER:SYS) Gross Profit : €13.84 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2013)

Reply Deutschland AG Gross Profit Chart

Reply Deutschland AG Annual Data
	Trend	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12
Gross Profit		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					18.64	13.24	16.11	15.83	13.13

Reply Deutschland AG Quarterly Data
	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13
Gross Profit	Get a 7-Day Free Trial											3.37	3.81	3.24	3.06	3.73

Competitive Comparison of Reply Deutschland AG's Gross Profit

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Reply Deutschland AG's Gross Profit Distribution in the Industry

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Reply Deutschland AG Gross Profit Calculation

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

Reply Deutschland AG's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Reply Deutschland AG's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2013 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €13.84 Mil.

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

Reply Deutschland AG's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 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.

Reply Deutschland AG  (XTER:SYS) 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

Reply Deutschland AG had a gross margin of 24.40% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 => Competition eroding margins

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