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Investment AB Latour (OSTO:LATO B) Gross Margin % : 39.61% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Investment AB Latour Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Investment AB Latour's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr2,425 Mil. Investment AB Latour's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr6,122 Mil. Therefore, Investment AB Latour's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 39.61%.

Warning Sign:

Investment AB Latour gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.2%.


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

OSTO:LATO B' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 37.48   Med: 40.33   Max: 51.46
Current: 39.07


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Investment AB Latour was 51.46%. The lowest was 37.48%. And the median was 40.33%.

OSTO:LATO B's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
61.31% of 535 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 51.55 vs OSTO:LATO B: 39.07

Investment AB Latour had a gross margin of 39.61% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Investment AB Latour was -1.20% per year.


Investment AB Latour Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Investment AB Latour'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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Investment AB Latour Gross Margin % Chart

Investment AB Latour Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 40.50 39.11 38.18 37.48 38.95

Investment AB Latour Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Gross Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 39.14 38.76 39.27 38.68 39.61

Competitive Comparison of Investment AB Latour's Gross Margin %

For the Asset Management subindustry, Investment AB Latour'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.


Investment AB Latour's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Investment AB Latour's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Investment AB Latour's Gross Margin % falls into.



Investment AB Latour Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Investment AB Latour's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=9953 / 25550
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(25550 - 15597) / 25550
=38.95 %

Investment AB Latour's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=2425 / 6122
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(6122 - 3697) / 6122
=39.61 %

* 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.


Investment AB Latour  (OSTO:LATO B) 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

Investment AB Latour had a gross margin of 39.61% 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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Investment AB Latour (OSTO:LATO B) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
J A Wettergrens Gata 7, P.O. Box 336, Gothenburg, SWE, 401 25
Investment AB Latour is an investment holding company that makes investments in wholly owned industrial operations and a portfolio of securities. Latour has a long-term and activist orientation, with the vast majority of its total net asset value deriving from companies that have been in its portfolio for more than 20 years. The company measures its performance against its benchmark, the Stockholm Stock Exchange's total return index. Its criterion is to invest in companies that have their own products that meet growing international demand. Latour specifically evaluates four trends: demographic development, sustainability, globalization, and competition for limited resources.

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