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Carbacid Investments (NAI:CARB) Gross Margin % : 0.00% (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Carbacid Investments Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Carbacid Investments's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was KES1,080 Mil. Carbacid Investments's Revenue for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was KES1,080 Mil. Therefore, Carbacid Investments's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.00%. If there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.

Warning Sign:

Carbacid Investments PLC gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.7%.


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

NAI:CARB' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 58.82   Med: 63.5   Max: 74.01
Current: 58.82


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Carbacid Investments was 74.01%. The lowest was 58.82%. And the median was 63.50%.

NAI:CARB's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
95.84% of 1513 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 22.38 vs NAI:CARB: 58.82

Carbacid Investments had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Carbacid Investments was -1.70% per year.


Carbacid Investments Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Carbacid Investments'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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Carbacid Investments Gross Margin % Chart

Carbacid Investments Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Gross Margin %
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Carbacid Investments Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Carbacid Investments's Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Carbacid Investments'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.


Carbacid Investments's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Carbacid Investments's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Carbacid Investments's Gross Margin % falls into.



Carbacid Investments Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue. (Note that if there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.)

Carbacid Investments's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Jul. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Jul. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Jul. 2023 )
=1012.3 / 1720.943
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1720.943 - 708.621) / 1720.943
=58.82 %

Carbacid Investments'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 )
=1080.5 / 1080.477
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1080.477 - 0) / 1080.477
=N/A %

* 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.


Carbacid Investments  (NAI:CARB) 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

Carbacid Investments had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 => 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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Carbacid Investments (NAI:CARB) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Eldama Ravine Close, Off Eldama Ravine Road, PO Box 764, ALN House, Westlands, Nairobi, KEN, 00606
Carbacid Investments PLC is an investment and holding company with three subsidiaries. The main activities of the business are mining and marketing of carbon dioxide gas and investment. These are organized in the following operating segments, Trading, and Investment. It derives substantial revenue from trading activities. It caters to domestic and overseas markets. Key revenue is derived from the sale of Carbon dioxide gas.

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