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Uniserve Communications (TSXV:USS) Gross Margin % : 44.44% (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Uniserve Communications Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Uniserve Communications's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was C$0.72 Mil. Uniserve Communications's Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was C$1.63 Mil. Therefore, Uniserve Communications's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 44.44%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Uniserve Communications's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

TSXV:USS' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 34.19   Med: 45.9   Max: 50.17
Current: 45.98


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Uniserve Communications was 50.17%. The lowest was 34.19%. And the median was 45.90%.

TSXV:USS's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
54% of 350 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 49.5 vs TSXV:USS: 45.98

Uniserve Communications had a gross margin of 44.44% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Uniserve Communications was 3.10% per year.


Uniserve Communications Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Uniserve Communications's Gross Margin % 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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Uniserve Communications Gross Margin % Chart

Uniserve Communications Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Gross Margin %
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Uniserve Communications Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Gross Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 45.29 45.79 49.64 44.23 44.44

Competitive Comparison of Uniserve Communications's Gross Margin %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Uniserve Communications'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.


Uniserve Communications's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Uniserve Communications's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Uniserve Communications's Gross Margin % falls into.



Uniserve Communications Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Uniserve Communications's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: May. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: May. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: May. 2023 )
=3.1 / 6.536
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(6.536 - 3.476) / 6.536
=46.82 %

Uniserve Communications's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Feb. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Feb. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=0.7 / 1.627
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1.627 - 0.904) / 1.627
=44.44 %

* 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.


Uniserve Communications  (TSXV:USS) 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

Uniserve Communications had a gross margin of 44.44% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 => 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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Uniserve Communications (TSXV:USS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
333 Terminal Avenue, Suite 209, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6A 4C1
Uniserve Communications Corp is a Canada-based company that engages in the provision of Internet access and telecommunications services and commercial IT consulting services in BC and Alberta. The company provides services like television, internet, phones, home office, smartphones, transit bundles, internet, phones, consulting, cloud backup, connectivity, data center, and others.
Executives
Michael Curt Scholz 10% Security Holder

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