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Meikles (LSE:MIK) Gross Profit : $758 Mil (TTM As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Meikles Gross Profit?

Meikles's gross profit for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was $672 Mil. Meikles's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was $758 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Meikles's gross profit for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was $672 Mil. Meikles's Revenue for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was $2,701 Mil. Therefore, Meikles's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 24.87%.

Meikles had a gross margin of 24.87% for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 7 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Meikles was 29.31%. The lowest was 20.04%. And the median was 21.76%.


Meikles Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meikles'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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Meikles Gross Profit Chart

Meikles Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Mar11 Mar12 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 83.53 82.59 7.54 18.04 35.46

Meikles Semi-Annual Data
Dec09 Mar11 Mar12 Sep12 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Aug23
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 104.10 64.27 84.13 86.38 671.86

Competitive Comparison of Meikles's Gross Profit

For the Department Stores subindustry, Meikles'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.


Meikles's Gross Profit Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Meikles's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



Meikles Gross Profit Calculation

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

Meikles's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2021 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2021 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=152.504 - 117.046
=35

Meikles's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Aug. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=2701.372 - 2029.515
=672

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $758 Mil.

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

Meikles's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Aug. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Aug. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Aug. 2023 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=672 / 2701.372
=24.87 %

* 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.


Meikles  (LSE:MIK) 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

Meikles had a gross margin of 24.87% for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 => Competition eroding margins


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Meikles (LSE:MIK) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4 Steppes Road, Highlands, Harare, ZWE
Meikles Ltd is a Zimbabwe-based investment holding company. Its business segments include Supermarkets, Hotels, properties, and security guard operations. It is organized into two geographical segments, Zimbabwe, and non-Zimbabwe. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Supermarkets segment within Zimbabwe.