Spirit Pub Co (LSE:SPRT) Gross Margin % : 0.00% (As of Feb. 2015)

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What is Spirit Pub Co Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Spirit Pub Co's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Feb. 2015 was £421.0 Mil. Spirit Pub Co's Revenue for the six months ended in Feb. 2015 was £421.0 Mil. Therefore, Spirit Pub Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2015 was 0.00%. If there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.

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

LSE:SPRT' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 100 Med: 100 Max: 100
Current: 100

During the past 7 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Spirit Pub Co was 100.00%. The lowest was 100.00%. And the median was 100.00%.

LSE:SPRT's Gross Margin % is not ranked
in the Travel & Leisure industry.
Industry Median: 43.21 vs LSE:SPRT: 100.00

Spirit Pub Co had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2015 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Spirit Pub Co was 0.00% per year.

Spirit Pub Co Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spirit Pub Co's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison of Spirit Pub Co's Gross Margin %

For the Leisure subindustry, Spirit Pub Co's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % data, can be viewed below:

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Spirit Pub Co's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Spirit Pub Co's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Spirit Pub Co Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue. (Note that if there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.)

Spirit Pub Co's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2014 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Aug. 2014 )	=	Gross Profit (A: Aug. 2014 )	/	Revenue (A: Aug. 2014 )
	=	800.9	/	800.9
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(800.9 - 0)	/	800.9
	=	N/A %

Spirit Pub Co's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2015 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Feb. 2015 )	=	Gross Profit (Q: Feb. 2015 )	/	Revenue (Q: Feb. 2015 )
	=	421	/	421
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(421 - 0)	/	421
	=	N/A %

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.

Spirit Pub Co (LSE:SPRT) 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

Spirit Pub Co had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2015 => 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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Spirit Pub Co (LSE:SPRT) Business Description

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Spirit Pub Co PLC was incorporated in England. The Company's trading activities are divided into two divisions; namely a Managed division and a Leased division. The Managed division involves pubs that are directly managed by the Group, and a Leased division which involves the granting of leases to licensees who run the pub as their own business, paying rent to the Group, purchasing beer and other drinks from the Group and entering into profit sharing arrangements for income from leisure machines. The Company holds 794 Managed pubs and 433 Leased pubs. The group operates solely in the United Kingdom.