Carrier Alliance Holdings (Carrier Alliance Holdings) Gross Margin % : 59.12% (As of Dec. 2011)

Carrier Alliance Holdings Gross Margin % Chart

Carrier Alliance Holdings Annual Data
	Trend	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					50.32	63.60	54.03	58.33	55.79

Carrier Alliance Holdings Quarterly Data
	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															68.72	57.59	52.63	53.75	59.12

Competitive Comparison of Carrier Alliance Holdings's Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Carrier Alliance Holdings'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.

Carrier Alliance Holdings's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Carrier Alliance Holdings's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Carrier Alliance Holdings's Gross Margin % falls into.

Carrier Alliance Holdings Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Carrier Alliance Holdings's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Carrier Alliance Holdings's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 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.

Carrier Alliance Holdings  (OTCPK:CAHI) 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

Carrier Alliance Holdings had a gross margin of 59.12% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 => 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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