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Melstacorp (COL:MELS.N0000) Gross Profit : රු74,790 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Melstacorp Gross Profit?

Melstacorp's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු20,316 Mil. Melstacorp's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was රු74,790 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Melstacorp's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු20,316 Mil. Melstacorp's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු44,534 Mil. Therefore, Melstacorp's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 45.62%.

Melstacorp had a gross margin of 45.62% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Melstacorp was 47.49%. The lowest was 31.18%. And the median was 38.45%.


Melstacorp Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Melstacorp's Gross Profit 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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Melstacorp Gross Profit Chart

Melstacorp Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 34,851.40 33,214.06 24,224.68 41,155.55 82,580.36

Melstacorp Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Gross Profit 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 22,664.35 24,271.25 15,242.45 14,960.05 20,315.79

Competitive Comparison of Melstacorp's Gross Profit

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Melstacorp's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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.


Melstacorp's Gross Profit Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Melstacorp's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Melstacorp's Gross Profit falls into.



Melstacorp Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Melstacorp's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=178081.803 - 95501.445
=82,580

Melstacorp's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=44533.629 - 24217.84
=20,316

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was රු74,790 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

Melstacorp'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 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=20,316 / 44533.629
=45.62 %

* 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.


Melstacorp  (COL:MELS.N0000) Gross Profit 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

Melstacorp had a gross margin of 45.62% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage


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Melstacorp (COL:MELS.N0000) Business Description

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Address
No.110, Norris Canal Road, Colombo, LKA, 10
Melstacorp plc is a Sri Lankan company that engages in the distillation, manufacture, and distribution of liquor products. It operates through business segments: Beverages, Plantations, Telecommunication, Financial Services, and Diversified. The Beverages segments cover distillation, manufacture, and distribution of liquor products; the Plantations segment involves in cultivation and processing of tea and rubber; the Telecommunication segment engages in providing voice, data, broadband, software, and networking solutions; the Financial Services segment offers a variety of financial solutions; and the Diversified segment includes power generation, logistics, and other activities. Melstacorp owns a range of wines and spirits such as Albert Bichot French wines, Chilean wines, and others.

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