The historical rank and industry rank for Maison Solutions's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
MSS'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.74 Med: 20.17 Max: 22.55
Current: 22.55
During the past 3 years, the highestGross Margin % of Maison Solutions was 22.55%. The lowest was 19.74%. And the median was 20.17%.
MSS's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than 51.61% of 310
companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 22.685
vs MSS: 22.55
Maison Solutions had a gross margin of 23.44% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 => Competition eroding margins
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Maison Solutions was 0.00% per year.
Maison Solutions Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Maison Solutions'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.
Competitive Comparison of Maison Solutions's Gross Margin %
For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Maison Solutions'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.
Maison Solutions's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Maison Solutions's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Maison Solutions's Gross Margin % falls into.
* 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.
Maison Solutions (NAS:MSS) 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
Maison Solutions had a gross margin of 23.44% 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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Maison Solutions (Maison Solutions) Business Description
Maison Solutions Inc is a fast-growing, specialty grocery retailer offering traditional Asian food and merchandise to modern U.S. consumers, in particular to the members of Asian-American communities. It is committed to providing Asian fresh produce, meat, seafood, and other daily necessities in a manner that caters to traditional Asian-American family values and cultural norms, while also accounting for the new and faster-paced lifestyle of younger generations and the diverse communities in which it operates. The company's merchandise includes fresh and unique produce, meats, seafood and other groceries that are not found in mainstream supermarkets, including a variety of Asian vegetables and fruits such as broccoli, bitter melon, winter gourd, Shanghai baby bok choy, longan and lychee.
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