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Deswell Industries (Deswell Industries) Gross Profit : $13.09 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Deswell Industries Gross Profit?

Deswell Industries's gross profit for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $7.36 Mil. Deswell Industries's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $13.09 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Deswell Industries's gross profit for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $7.36 Mil. Deswell Industries's Revenue for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $37.73 Mil. Therefore, Deswell Industries's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 19.51%.

Deswell Industries had a gross margin of 19.51% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Deswell Industries was 20.29%. The lowest was 8.89%. And the median was 16.12%.


Deswell Industries Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Deswell Industries'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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Deswell Industries Gross Profit Chart

Deswell Industries Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.27 11.86 13.17 13.95 12.84

Deswell Industries Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 6.42 7.53 7.11 5.73 7.36

Competitive Comparison of Deswell Industries's Gross Profit

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Deswell Industries'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.


Deswell Industries's Gross Profit Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Deswell Industries's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



Deswell Industries Gross Profit Calculation

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

Deswell Industries's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=77.337 - 64.498
=12.84

Deswell Industries's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=37.73 - 30.368
=7.36

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $13.09 Mil.

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

Deswell Industries's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=7.36 / 37.73
=19.51 %

* 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.


Deswell Industries  (NAS:DSWL) 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

Deswell Industries had a gross margin of 19.51% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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Deswell Industries (Deswell Industries) Business Description

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10B, Edificio Associacao Industrial De Macau, No. 32-36 Rua do Comandante Mata e Oliveira, Macao, MAC
Deswell Industries Inc is engaged in the manufacturing and selling of injection-molded plastic parts and components. In addition, it also offers manufacturing services for electronic products and subassemblies and manufactures metallic molds and accessory parts for original equipment manufacturers and contract manufacturers. The company conducts all of its manufacturing activities at separate plastics, electronics and metallic operation factories located in the People's Republic of China. It operates through the Plastic Injection Molding and Electronic Products Assembling segments. The firm offers products such as automobile components, medical testing equipment, parts for audio equipment, av receivers, active subwoofers, digital system key sets, communication products and others.

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