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Atlantic China Welding Consumables (SHSE:600558) Gross Margin % : 13.38% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Atlantic China Welding Consumables Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Atlantic China Welding Consumables's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥132 Mil. Atlantic China Welding Consumables's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥985 Mil. Therefore, Atlantic China Welding Consumables's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 13.38%.

Warning Sign:

Atlantic China Welding Consumables Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -4.1%.


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

SHSE:600558' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.84   Med: 14.45   Max: 19.39
Current: 12.9


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Atlantic China Welding Consumables was 19.39%. The lowest was 10.84%. And the median was 14.45%.

SHSE:600558's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
85.66% of 2942 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 26.4 vs SHSE:600558: 12.90

Atlantic China Welding Consumables had a gross margin of 13.38% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Atlantic China Welding Consumables was -4.10% per year.


Atlantic China Welding Consumables Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Atlantic China Welding Consumables'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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Atlantic China Welding Consumables Gross Margin % Chart

Atlantic China Welding Consumables 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 13.68 14.38 11.61 10.84 13.00

Atlantic China Welding Consumables 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 13.80 13.03 13.20 11.76 13.38

Competitive Comparison of Atlantic China Welding Consumables's Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Atlantic China Welding Consumables'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.


Atlantic China Welding Consumables's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Atlantic China Welding Consumables's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Atlantic China Welding Consumables's Gross Margin % falls into.



Atlantic China Welding Consumables Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Atlantic China Welding Consumables'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 )
=447 / 3438.366
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(3438.366 - 2991.359) / 3438.366
=13.00 %

Atlantic China Welding Consumables'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 )
=131.7 / 984.605
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(984.605 - 852.888) / 984.605
=13.38 %

* 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.


Atlantic China Welding Consumables  (SHSE:600558) 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

Atlantic China Welding Consumables had a gross margin of 13.38% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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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Atlantic China Welding Consumables (SHSE:600558) Business Description

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Address
No. 2 Machongkou Street, Da'an District, Zigong, Sichuan, CHN, 643010
Atlantic China Welding Consumables Inc is a welding consumable manufactory in China. Its products include mild steel electrodes, cellulose electrodes, high toughness electrodes, low alloy steel electrodes, hard facing electrodes, stainless steel electrodes, low-temperature steel electrodes, Mo and Cr-Mo heat resistant steel electrodes, and cast-iron electrodes. The company's products are widely used in power station boilers, pressure vessels, nuclear and space industries, bridges, ships, vehicles, petroleum and chemical industry, hydropower and thermal power stations.

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