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DFS Furniture (LSE:DFS) Gross Profit : £582 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is DFS Furniture Gross Profit?

DFS Furniture's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £283 Mil. DFS Furniture's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £582 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. DFS Furniture's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £283 Mil. DFS Furniture's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £505 Mil. Therefore, DFS Furniture's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 56.03%.

DFS Furniture had a gross margin of 56.03% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 12 years, the highest Gross Margin % of DFS Furniture was 58.80%. The lowest was 17.04%. And the median was 55.36%.

Warning Sign:

DFS Furniture PLC gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.8%.


DFS Furniture Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for DFS Furniture'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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DFS Furniture Gross Profit Chart

DFS Furniture Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Gross Profit
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DFS Furniture Semi-Annual Data
Jul13 Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 297.80 308.10 292.90 299.30 283.00

Competitive Comparison of DFS Furniture's Gross Profit

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, DFS Furniture'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.


DFS Furniture's Gross Profit Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, DFS Furniture's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



DFS Furniture Gross Profit Calculation

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

DFS Furniture's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Jun. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=1088.9 - 496.7
=592

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

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=505.1 - 222.1
=283

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £582 Mil.

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

DFS Furniture'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
=283 / 505.1
=56.03 %

* 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.


DFS Furniture  (LSE:DFS) 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

DFS Furniture had a gross margin of 56.03% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage


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DFS Furniture (LSE:DFS) Business Description

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Address
Adwick-le-Street, 1 Rockingham Way, Redhouse Interchange, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, GBR, DN6 7NA
DFS Furniture PLC is an upholstery retailer in the United Kingdom. It is engaged in designing, manufacturing, selling, delivering and installing a range of sofas, and other upholstered and furniture products. The company's segment includes DFS; Sofology and others. It generates maximum revenue from the DFS segment. DFS segment includes the retailing of upholstered furniture and related products through DFS and Dwell branded stores and websites.