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Donnelley Financial Solutions (FRA:1DN) Gross Profit : €442.6 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Donnelley Financial Solutions Gross Profit?

Donnelley Financial Solutions's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €113.4 Mil. Donnelley Financial Solutions's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was €442.6 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Donnelley Financial Solutions's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €113.4 Mil. Donnelley Financial Solutions's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €187.1 Mil. Therefore, Donnelley Financial Solutions's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 60.62%.

Donnelley Financial Solutions had a gross margin of 60.62% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 11 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Donnelley Financial Solutions was 59.71%. The lowest was 37.06%. And the median was 39.67%.


Donnelley Financial Solutions Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Donnelley Financial Solutions'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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Donnelley Financial Solutions Gross Profit Chart

Donnelley Financial Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
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Donnelley Financial Solutions Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 101.15 132.82 102.23 94.08 113.44

Competitive Comparison of Donnelley Financial Solutions's Gross Profit

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Donnelley Financial Solutions'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.


Donnelley Financial Solutions's Gross Profit Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Donnelley Financial Solutions's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Donnelley Financial Solutions's Gross Profit falls into.



Donnelley Financial Solutions Gross Profit Calculation

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

Donnelley Financial Solutions's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=731.032 - 305.636
=425.4

Donnelley Financial Solutions's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=187.128 - 73.692
=113.4

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €442.6 Mil.

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

Donnelley Financial Solutions'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 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=113.4 / 187.128
=60.62 %

* 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.


Donnelley Financial Solutions  (FRA:1DN) 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

Donnelley Financial Solutions had a gross margin of 60.62% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage


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Donnelley Financial Solutions (FRA:1DN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
35 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USA, 60601
Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc is a global risk and compliance solutions company. The company provides regulatory filing and deal solutions via its software-as-a-service, technology-enabled services, and print and distribution solutions to public and private companies, mutual funds, and other regulated investment firms. The company operates in four segments: Capital Markets - Software Solutions, Capital Markets - Compliance and Communications Management, Investment Companies - Software Solutions and Investment Companies - Compliance and Communications Management. Its geographical segments are the United States( US), Europe, Asia, Canada, and others, of which the US accounts for the vast majority of its total revenue.

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