Stolt-Nielsen (CHIX:SNIO) Gross Margin % : 25.72% (As of Feb. 2024)

Stolt-Nielsen Gross Margin % Chart

Stolt-Nielsen Annual Data
	Trend	Nov14	Nov15	Nov16	Nov17	Nov18	Nov19	Nov20	Nov21	Nov22	Nov23
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					17.67	17.47	19.07	23.02	22.24

Stolt-Nielsen Quarterly Data
	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															27.70	6.88	26.24	28.61	25.72

Competitive Comparison of Stolt-Nielsen's Gross Margin %

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Stolt-Nielsen'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.

Stolt-Nielsen's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Stolt-Nielsen's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Stolt-Nielsen's Gross Margin % falls into.

Stolt-Nielsen Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Stolt-Nielsen's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Stolt-Nielsen's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

* 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.

Stolt-Nielsen  (CHIX:SNIo) 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

Stolt-Nielsen had a gross margin of 25.72% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 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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