Roland (TSE:7944) Gross Margin % : 42.53% (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Roland Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Roland's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 円9,392 Mil. Roland's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 円22,083 Mil. Therefore, Roland's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 42.53%.

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

TSE:7944' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 38.07 Med: 41.82 Max: 47.81
Current: 42.86

During the past 11 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Roland was 47.81%. The lowest was 38.07%. And the median was 41.82%.

TSE:7944's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
50.52% of 768 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 43.21 vs TSE:7944: 42.86

Roland had a gross margin of 42.53% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Roland was 0.30% per year.

Roland Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Roland's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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Roland Gross Margin % Chart

Roland Annual Data

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Gross Margin %

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46.24

47.81

47.43

45.15

41.06

Roland Quarterly Data
	Mar14	Jun14	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															42.64	43.14	45.24	40.94	42.53

Competitive Comparison of Roland's Gross Margin %

For the Leisure subindustry, Roland's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % data, can be viewed below:

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Roland's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Roland's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Roland Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Roland's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2022 )	=	Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2022 )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2022 )
	=	39356	/	95840
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(95840 - 56484)	/	95840
	=	41.06 %

Roland'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 )
	=	9392	/	22083
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(22083 - 12691)	/	22083
	=	42.53 %

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.

Roland (TSE:7944) 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

Roland had a gross margin of 42.53% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable 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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Roland (TSE:7944) Business Description

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2036-1 Nakagawa Hosoe-cho, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, JPN, 431-1304

Website

http://www.roland.co.jp

Roland Corporation is a leisure based goods and services provider in Japan. Its business comprises of the manufacture and sale of electronic musical instruments such as pianos, organs, keyboards, guitar, amplifiers and accessories essential for music creation. The musical instrument production falls under the electronic musical instruments segment, which secures the maximum revenue share for the company. Its other segment is the computer peripherals business. The Computer Peripheral Equipment segment is involved in the development, manufacture, and sale of printers, plotters, and other work machines. Roland Corporation distributes its products predominantly in North America and in Europe and Japan.

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