The historical rank and industry rank for Reliability's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
RLBY'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.58 Med: 12.44 Max: 14.17
Current: 14.17
During the past 13 years, the highestGross Margin % of Reliability was 14.17%. The lowest was 10.58%. And the median was 12.44%.
RLBY's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than 87.17% of 990
companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 34.505
vs RLBY: 14.17
Reliability had a gross margin of 14.95% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Reliability was 0.00% per year.
Reliability Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Reliability'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.
Competitive Comparison of Reliability's Gross Margin %
For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Reliability'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.
Reliability's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Reliability's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Reliability's Gross Margin % falls into.
* 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.
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
Reliability had a gross margin of 14.95% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => 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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Reliability Inc provides workforce solutions to its clients consisting primarily of Employer of Record (EOR) services, recruiting and staffing, and video and multimedia production. It operates within four industry segments: EOR, Recruiting and Staffing, Video and Multimedia Production, and Direct Hire. The EOR segment which generates a majority of revenue for the company provides media field talent to a host of large corporate customers. The company's clients are in diverse industries including media, financial services including banking, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, energy, healthcare, and education.
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