Federal Screw Works (Federal Screw Works) Gross Margin % : -2.24% (As of Dec. 2004)

Federal Screw Works Gross Margin % Chart

Federal Screw Works Annual Data
	Trend	Jun95	Jun96	Jun97	Jun98	Jun99	Jun00	Jun01	Jun02	Jun03	Jun04
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					19.64	12.18	11.16	11.35	7.80

Federal Screw Works Quarterly Data
	Mar00	Jun00	Sep00	Dec00	Mar01	Jun01	Sep01	Dec01	Mar02	Jun02	Sep02	Dec02	Mar03	Jun03	Sep03	Dec03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															8.17	9.96	4.98	0.05	-2.24

Competitive Comparison of Federal Screw Works's Gross Margin %

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, Federal Screw Works's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % 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.

Federal Screw Works's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Federal Screw Works's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Federal Screw Works's Gross Margin % falls into.

Federal Screw Works Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue.

Federal Screw Works's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2004 is calculated as

Federal Screw Works's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 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.

Federal Screw Works  (OTCPK:FSCR) Gross Margin % 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

Federal Screw Works had a gross margin of -2.24% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 => No sustainable competitive advantage

Be Aware

If a company loses its competitive advantages, usually its gross margin declines well before its sales declines. Watching Gross Margin % and Operating Margin % closely helps avoid value trap situations.

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