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Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL (BKK:KSL-R) Gross Margin % : 28.10% (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was ฿938 Mil. Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was ฿3,337 Mil. Therefore, Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 28.10%.

Warning Sign:

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -6.5%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:KSL-R' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.84   Med: 18.33   Max: 25.16
Current: 14.3


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL was 25.16%. The lowest was 11.84%. And the median was 18.33%.

BKK:KSL-R's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
74.49% of 1807 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 25.04 vs BKK:KSL-R: 14.30

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL had a gross margin of 28.10% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL was -6.50% per year.


Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL's Gross Margin % 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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Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL Gross Margin % Chart

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.30 14.94 11.84 17.08 14.19

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Gross Margin % 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 26.10 14.39 2.90 14.78 28.10

Competitive Comparison of Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL's Gross Margin %

For the Confectioners subindustry, Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % 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.


Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL's Gross Margin % falls into.



Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue.

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Oct. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Oct. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Oct. 2023 )
=2617.9 / 18448.844
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(18448.844 - 15830.994) / 18448.844
=14.19 %

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Jan. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=937.8 / 3337.352
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(3337.352 - 2399.517) / 3337.352
=28.10 %

* 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.


Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL  (BKK:KSL-R) Gross Margin % 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

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL had a gross margin of 28.10% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 => Competition eroding margins


Be Aware

If a company loses its competitive advantages, usually its gross margin declines well before its sales declines. Watching Gross Margin % and Operating Margin % closely helps avoid value trap situations.


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Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL (BKK:KSL-R) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Sriayudahya Road, No. 503 K.S.L. Tower, 9th Floor, Thanon Phaya Thai Sub-District, Ratchathewi District, Bangkok, THA, 10400
Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL manufactures and distributes sugar and molasses in Thailand. It also sells the byproducts of its sugar production, including ethanol that it sells to oil companies and electricity that it sells to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, which has a monopoly in Thailand's electrical energy market and is the country's power producer. The company has three operating segments - Manufacture and Distribution of Sugar and Molasses, Manufacture and Sale of Electricity, and Real Estate Rental. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Manufacture and Distribution of Sugar and Molasses. In addition to Thailand, the company sells its products in Laos and Cambodia.

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