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AGC (ASGLY) Gross Profit : $3,401 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is AGC Gross Profit?

AGC's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $876 Mil. AGC's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,401 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. AGC's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $876 Mil. AGC's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,719 Mil. Therefore, AGC's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.54%.

AGC had a gross margin of 23.54% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of AGC was 30.22%. The lowest was 23.84%. And the median was 26.27%.

Warning Sign:

AGC Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.7%.


AGC Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for AGC's Gross Profit can be seen below:

* 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.

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AGC Gross Profit Chart

AGC Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3,691.21 3,459.33 4,506.60 3,923.82 3,343.18

AGC Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 921.49 892.08 827.40 805.57 875.52

Competitive Comparison of AGC's Gross Profit

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, AGC'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.


AGC's Gross Profit Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, AGC's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



AGC Gross Profit Calculation

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

AGC's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=14024.399 - 10681.219
=3,343

AGC's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=3718.79 - 2843.275
=876

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3,401 Mil.

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

AGC's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=876 / 3718.79
=23.54 %

* 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.


AGC  (OTCPK:ASGLY) 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

AGC had a gross margin of 23.54% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins


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AGC (ASGLY) Business Description

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Address
1-5-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8405
AGC Inc produces and sells glass and glass-related products in two segments based on product type: Automotive glass and Float glass. The Automotive glass segment, which generates the majority of revenue, is the largest automotive glass supplier in India. The Float glass segment manufactures and sells glass products to the architectural, interior design, and construction industries. The segment also produces solar glass, which is used for solar power generation. Nearly all of the company's revenue comes from India.

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