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Fusion Interactive (Fusion Interactive) Gross Margin % : 10.00% (As of Sep. 2007)


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What is Fusion Interactive Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Fusion Interactive's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2007 was $0.00 Mil. Fusion Interactive's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2007 was $0.04 Mil. Therefore, Fusion Interactive's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 was 10.00%.


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


FUIG's Gross Margin % is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 49.5
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Gross Margin % only.

Fusion Interactive had a gross margin of 10.00% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Fusion Interactive was 0.00% per year.


Fusion Interactive Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fusion Interactive'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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Fusion Interactive Gross Margin % Chart

Fusion Interactive Annual Data
Trend Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 26.64 26.36 30.79 25.00 20.98

Fusion Interactive Quarterly Data
Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07
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 -10.00 33.33 42.31 33.33 10.00

Competitive Comparison of Fusion Interactive's Gross Margin %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Fusion Interactive'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.


Fusion Interactive's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Fusion Interactive's Gross Margin % falls into.



Fusion Interactive Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Fusion Interactive's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2006 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2006 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2006 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2006 )
=0 / 0.143
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(0.143 - 0.113) / 0.143
=20.98 %

Fusion Interactive's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2007 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2007 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2007 )
=0 / 0.04
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(0.04 - 0.036) / 0.04
=10.00 %

* 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.


Fusion Interactive  (OTCPK:FUIG) 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

Fusion Interactive had a gross margin of 10.00% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 => 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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Fusion Interactive (Fusion Interactive) Business Description

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Address
4380 North East 11th Avenue, Suite 1011, Oakland Park, FL, USA, 33334
Fusion Interactive Corp is a unified communication service provider. The services of the company include mobile messaging, call management, VoIP, visual voicemail, audio, and video conferencing, automated response and notification, Desktop-as-a-Service, and storage, all hosted in a distributed, fault-tolerant, performant, flexible cloud environment, managed through an intuitive interface with automated provisioning and easy user management. The company also provides critical services that free a business from needing to deploy or maintain its infrastructure and allow for easy access to corporate resources from anywhere, at any time, on any device.

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