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Shares of Tupperware Brands Rank the Highest in terms of Gross Margin in the Housewares & Specialties Industry (TUP, FO, ACU, NWL, JAH)

Written on Wed, 07/28/2010 - 4:01am
By Chip Brian

Below are the top five companies in the Housewares & Specialties industry as ranked by gross margin. Gross Margin tells you how many of your sales dollars are profit. If efficiency is improved, more profits will result.
Tupperware Brands (NYSE:TUP) has gross margin of 67.9%, a sales growth of 7.7%, and trailing 12 months sales of $2.3 billion.
Fortune Brands (NYSE:FO) has gross margin of 44%, a sales growth of 12%, and trailing 12 months sales of $6.4 billion.
Acme United (AMEX:ACU) has gross margin of 36.7%, a sales growth of 7.4%, and trailing 12 months sales of $62.4 million.
Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE:NWL) has gross margin of 36.1%, a sales growth of 8.5%, and trailing 12 months sales of $5.7 billion.
Jarden (NYSE:JAH) has gross margin of 26%, a sales growth of 4.4%, and trailing 12 months sales of $5.2 billion.
SmarTrend is bullish on shares of FO and our subscribers were alerted to Buy on July 22, 2010 at $42.38. The stock has risen 3.4% since the alert was issued.

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Ticker(s): TUP FO NWL JAH ACU

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