The historical rank and industry rank for Osaka Steel Co's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
TSE:5449'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.85 Med: 15.9 Max: 93.5
Current: 93.5
During the past 13 years, the highestGross Margin % of Osaka Steel Co was 93.50%. The lowest was 9.85%. And the median was 15.90%.
TSE:5449's Gross Margin % is ranked better than 99.83% of 584
companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 12.94
vs TSE:5449: 93.50
Osaka Steel Co had a gross margin of 11.31% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Osaka Steel Co was 0.00% per year.
Osaka Steel Co Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Osaka Steel Co'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 Osaka Steel Co's Gross Margin %
For the Steel subindustry, Osaka Steel Co'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.
Osaka Steel Co's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Osaka Steel Co's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Osaka Steel Co'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.
Osaka Steel Co (TSE:5449) 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
Osaka Steel Co had a gross margin of 11.31% 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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Osaka Steel Co Ltd manufactures and sells steel products, such as Equal angles, unequal angles, channels, I-beams, round bars, deformed bars, mechanical joints for reinforcing bars, rails, elevator guide rails, colored angles, colored channels, billets and other semi-finished steel products. It also provides delivery services and premises operation business.
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