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SolarBank (NEOE:SUNN) Gross Margin % : 13.59% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is SolarBank Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. SolarBank's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$2.53 Mil. SolarBank's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$18.64 Mil. Therefore, SolarBank's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 13.59%.


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

NEOE:SUNN' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.28   Med: 21.97   Max: 24.66
Current: 21.55


During the past 2 years, the highest Gross Margin % of SolarBank was 24.66%. The lowest was 19.28%. And the median was 21.97%.

NEOE:SUNN's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
68.86% of 395 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 35.74 vs NEOE:SUNN: 21.55

SolarBank had a gross margin of 13.59% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

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


SolarBank Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for SolarBank'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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SolarBank Gross Margin % Chart

SolarBank Annual Data
Trend Jun22 Jun23
Gross Margin %
19.28 24.66

SolarBank Quarterly Data
Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Gross Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 35.01 92.64 24.67 30.56 13.59

Competitive Comparison of SolarBank's Gross Margin %

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, SolarBank'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.


SolarBank's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, SolarBank's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



SolarBank Gross Margin % Calculation

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

SolarBank's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Jun. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Jun. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Jun. 2023 )
=4.5 / 18.398
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(18.398 - 13.861) / 18.398
=24.66 %

SolarBank'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 )
=2.5 / 18.644
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(18.644 - 16.11) / 18.644
=13.59 %

* 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.


SolarBank  (NEOE:SUNN) 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

SolarBank had a gross margin of 13.59% 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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SolarBank (NEOE:SUNN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
505 Consumers Road, Suite 803, Toronto, ON, CAN, M2J 4Z2
SolarBank Corp is an independent renewable and clean energy project developer and asset operator based in Canada and the United States. It is engaged in the development and operation of solar photovoltaic power generation projects in the province of Ontario and the state of New York. The company operates in two principal geographical areas - Canada and United States with a substantial portion of its overall revenue being generated from United States.

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