* 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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Competitive Comparison of Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's Gross Margin %
For the Department Stores subindustry, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia'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.
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry
* 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.
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia (BUE:PATA) 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
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia had a gross margin of 28.82% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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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Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia (BUE:PATA) Business Description
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia SA operates a chain of supermarkets. It produces and distributes meat, various cold cuts, frozen and canned foods, bakery, dairy, toiletries, groceries and cleaning products, among others. The company has business activities such as in buying and selling , import, collection, fractionation, distribution and export of all kinds of fruits and foods, fresh and packaged, perishable or non-perishable, and in general of any merchandise or product marketable in general stores, both in their own physical establishments or in third parties, such as hypermarkets or supermarkets.
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