Image Protect (Image Protect) Gross Margin % : 72.73% (As of Sep. 2023)

Image Protect Gross Margin % Chart

Image Protect Annual Data
	Trend	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec15	Dec16
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					99.55	96.44	92.67	10.95	26.92

Image Protect Quarterly Data
	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Sep22	Sep23
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															44.48	82.93	15.69	78.57	72.73

Competitive Comparison of Image Protect's Gross Margin %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Image Protect'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.

Image Protect's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Image Protect's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Image Protect's Gross Margin % falls into.

Image Protect Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Image Protect's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Image Protect's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 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.

Image Protect  (OTCPK:IMTL) 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

Image Protect had a gross margin of 72.73% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => Durable 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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