Replies to post #414 on Black Box Corporation (BBOX)

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Positive update base on the last Q
Financial - Earnings
Service gross profit margin was 25.5%, an increase from 24.4% in the same period last year due to margin improvements in North America Services, including in both of our commercial and federal businesses, partially offset by margin deterioration in International Services.bbox
Financial - Earnings
Product gross profit margin was 42.3%, an increase from 42.1% in the same period last year due to margin improvement in International Products, partially offset by margin deterioration in North America Products.
Financial - Earnings
a $1,271 increase in gross profit as a result of a $1,798 increase in Service gross profit due to margin improvements in North America Services, including in both of our commercial and federal businesses, partially offset by margin deterioration in International Services, and a $527 decrease in Products gross profit due to margin improvement in International Products, partially offset by margin deterioration in North America Products,
Financial - Earnings
Total gross profit margin was 28.2%, an increase from 27.4% in the same period last year.
Financial - Earnings
Service operating loss margin was 1.7%, compared to Service operating loss margin of 4.8% in the same period last year, primarily due to favorable gross margin and favorable operating expense in the current period.
Financial - Expense
Although it is not possible to predict or identify all risk factors, such risks and uncertainties may include, among others, liquidity, compliance with bank covenants, our going concern qualification, the Companys arrangements with its vendors and subcontractors, levels of business activity and operating expenses, expenses relating to compliance requirements, cash flows, global economic and business conditions, the timing and costs of restructuring programs and other initiatives, such as our enterprise resource planning system initiatives, successful marketing of the Companys product and services offerings, successful implementation of the Companys integration initiatives and successful implementation of the Companys government contracting programs, as well as competition, changes in foreign, political and economic conditions, fluctuating foreign currencies compared to the U.S. dollar, rapid changes in technologies, client preferences, government budgetary constraints and various other matters, many of which are beyond the Companys control