Lifeline Scientific (LSE:LSI) Gross Margin % : 62.92% (As of Jun. 2016)

Lifeline Scientific Gross Margin % Chart

Lifeline Scientific Annual Data
	Trend	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					63.84	60.63	59.77	61.33	60.22

Lifeline Scientific Semi-Annual Data
	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										61.95	60.87	59.58	60.62	62.92

Competitive Comparison of Lifeline Scientific's Gross Margin %

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Lifeline Scientific'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.

Lifeline Scientific's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Lifeline Scientific's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lifeline Scientific's Gross Margin % falls into.

Lifeline Scientific Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Lifeline Scientific's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Lifeline Scientific's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 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.

Lifeline Scientific  (LSE:LSI) 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

Lifeline Scientific had a gross margin of 62.92% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 => 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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