Linear Technology (Linear Technology) Gross Profit : $1,128 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2016)

Linear Technology Gross Profit Chart

Linear Technology Annual Data
	Trend	Jun07	Jun08	Jun09	Jun10	Jun11	Jun12	Jun13	Jun14	Jun15	Jun16
Gross Profit		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					954.08	959.72	1,049.81	1,119.41	1,080.14

Linear Technology Quarterly Data
	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16
Gross Profit	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															262.74	275.17	285.51	282.07	284.83

Competitive Comparison of Linear Technology's Gross Profit

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Linear Technology's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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.

Linear Technology's Gross Profit Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Linear Technology's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Linear Technology's Gross Profit falls into.

Linear Technology Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Linear Technology's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as

Linear Technology's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,128 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

Linear Technology's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 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.

Linear Technology  (NAS:LLTC) Gross Profit 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

Linear Technology had a gross margin of 75.79% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 => Durable competitive advantage

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