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The Japan Steel Works (The Japan Steel Works) Gross Profit : $407 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is The Japan Steel Works Gross Profit?

The Japan Steel Works's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $102 Mil. The Japan Steel Works's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $407 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. The Japan Steel Works's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $102 Mil. The Japan Steel Works's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $442 Mil. Therefore, The Japan Steel Works's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.10%.

The Japan Steel Works had a gross margin of 23.10% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of The Japan Steel Works was 24.32%. The lowest was 18.23%. And the median was 21.02%.

Warning Sign:

The Japan Steel Works Ltd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -2.4%.


The Japan Steel Works Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Japan Steel Works'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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The Japan Steel Works Gross Profit Chart

The Japan Steel Works Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Profit
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The Japan Steel Works 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 86.34 134.33 87.13 83.74 102.20

Competitive Comparison of The Japan Steel Works's Gross Profit

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, The Japan Steel Works'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.


The Japan Steel Works's Gross Profit Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, The Japan Steel Works's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Japan Steel Works's Gross Profit falls into.



The Japan Steel Works Gross Profit Calculation

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

The Japan Steel Works'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
=1785.974 - 1416.541
=369

The Japan Steel Works's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=442.439 - 340.238
=102

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 $407 Mil.

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

The Japan Steel Works'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
=102 / 442.439
=23.10 %

* 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.


The Japan Steel Works  (OTCPK:JPSWY) 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

The Japan Steel Works had a gross margin of 23.10% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins


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The Japan Steel Works (The Japan Steel Works) Business Description

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Gate City Ohsaki-West Tower, 11-1, Osaki 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 141-0032
The Japan Steel Works Ltd is a Japan-based company that primarily operates through two segments. The steel and energy products segment provides steel components for turbine shafts, steel components for nuclear reactors, steel casting for power plant turbines, oil refining equipment, high-pressure steel tankers, wind turbine systems, and various other steel products. The industrial machinery products segment offers polyolefin pelletizers, injection molding machines, extruders, film and sheet machines, blow molding machines, defense equipment, and other industrial machinery and related services and solutions. The company generates the majority of its sales from Japan and China.

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