What does gross margin mean?

Gross profit (revenue minus cost of revenue) as a percentage of revenue, on a trailing-twelve-month basis. Measures how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of producing the goods or services sold.

VSE Corporation VSEC Gross margin

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18

Gross margin at other companies

AAR CorpAIR

19%+0.2pp

HEICOHEI

40.1%+0.7pp

StandardAeroSARO

14.7%+0.2pp

AstronicsATRO

30.7%+2.1pp

FTAI Aviation Ltd.FTAI

42.7%-8.5pp

Crane Co.CR

41.6%+0.3pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$324.6M+26.8%

Operating income$32.7M+33.6%

Net income$29.1M+424%

EPS (diluted)$1.04+336%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.2B+11,695%

Total debt$402.5M-20.2%

Total equity$2.7B+173%

Total assets$3.3B+91.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$62.3M-33.5%

CapEx$6.5M+125%

Free cash flow-$68.7M-38.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$6.15B+109%

Profitability

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Operating margin8.3%+0.6pp

Net margin4.2%+2.7pp

FCF margin-9.9%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity2.7%+1.1pp

Debt / equity0.2×-0.4×

Current ratio8.8×+4.9×

Where this comes from

Calculated from VSE Corporation’s reported figures.

gross profit/total revenue=60.6%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: VSE Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 3, 2019, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does gross margin mean?: Gross profit (revenue minus cost of revenue) as a percentage of revenue, on a trailing-twelve-month basis. Measures how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of producing the goods or services sold.