Encore Wire's gross profit for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $136 Mil. Encore Wire's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $587 Mil.
Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Encore Wire's gross profit for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $136 Mil. Encore Wire's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $634 Mil. Therefore, Encore Wire's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 21.52%.
Encore Wire had a gross margin of 21.52% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins
During the past 13 years, the highestGross Margin % of Encore Wire was 36.86%. The lowest was 10.71%. And the median was 14.08%.
Encore Wire Gross Profit Historical Data
The historical data trend for Encore Wire'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.
Competitive Comparison of Encore Wire's Gross Profit
For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Encore Wire'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.
Encore Wire's Gross Profit Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Encore Wire's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Encore Wire's Gross Profit falls into.
Encore Wire Gross Profit Calculation
Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.
Encore Wire's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
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 $587 Mil.
Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.
* 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.
Encore Wire (NAS:WIRE) 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
Encore Wire had a gross margin of 21.52% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins
Encore Wire Gross Profit Related Terms
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Encore Wire Corp is engaged in manufacturing electrical building wire and cable. It supplies building wire for interior electrical wiring in commercial and industrial buildings, homes, apartments, and manufactured housing. The company's principal customers are wholesale electrical distributors, who sell building wire and a variety of other products to electrical contractors. Encore offers an electrical building wire product line that consists primarily of NM-B cable, UF-B cable, THHN/THWN-2, XHHW-2, RHH/RHW-2, and other types of wire products, including tray cable, metal-clad, and armored cable.
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