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Charms Industries (BOM:531327) Gross Margin % : -9.14% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Charms Industries Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Charms Industries's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-0.13 Mil. Charms Industries's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹1.38 Mil. Therefore, Charms Industries's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -9.14%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Charms Industries's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:531327' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -226.27   Med: 0.53   Max: 98.98
Current: 18.86


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Charms Industries was 98.98%. The lowest was -226.27%. And the median was 0.53%.

BOM:531327's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
73.22% of 605 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 48.07 vs BOM:531327: 18.86

Charms Industries had a gross margin of -9.14% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Charms Industries was 0.00% per year.


Charms Industries Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Charms Industries'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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Charms Industries Gross Margin % Chart

Charms Industries Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.65 -0.56 -87.73 - -226.27

Charms Industries Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 - -92.16 -28.57 87.52 -9.14

Competitive Comparison of Charms Industries's Gross Margin %

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Charms Industries'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.


Charms Industries's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Charms Industries's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Charms Industries's Gross Margin % falls into.



Charms Industries Gross Margin % Calculation

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

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

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-0.6 / 0.255
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(0.255 - 0.832) / 0.255
=-226.27 %

Charms Industries'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 )
=-0.1 / 1.378
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1.378 - 1.504) / 1.378
=-9.14 %

* 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.


Charms Industries  (BOM:531327) 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

Charms Industries had a gross margin of -9.14% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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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Charms Industries (BOM:531327) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
108-B/109, Sampada Building, Mithakali Six Roads, Opposite Hare Krishna Complex, Behind Kiran Motors, Ahmedabad, GJ, IND, 380 009
Charms Industries Ltd is an RBI registered full-fledged money changer. In money changing, the company provides an array of products and services including buying and selling of foreign currency notes, servicing of co-branded International prepaid multicurrency travel cards, issuance of foreign currency demand drafts, travelers' cheques and outward telegraphic remittances, including outbound remittances towards student fees, film shoots, tour remittances etc. and also extend encasements of foreign currency demand drafts, travelers' cheques and forex prepaid cards.

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