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Oesterreichische Post AG (WBO:POST) Gross Profit : €434 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Oesterreichische Post AG Gross Profit?

Oesterreichische Post AG's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €141 Mil. Oesterreichische Post AG's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was €434 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Oesterreichische Post AG's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €141 Mil. Oesterreichische Post AG's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €759 Mil. Therefore, Oesterreichische Post AG's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 18.64%.

Oesterreichische Post AG had a gross margin of 18.64% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Oesterreichische Post AG was 18.39%. The lowest was 10.02%. And the median was 15.83%.

Warning Sign:

Oesterreichische Post AG gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -3.4%.


Oesterreichische Post AG Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Oesterreichische Post AG'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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Oesterreichische Post AG Gross Profit Chart

Oesterreichische Post AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
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Oesterreichische Post AG Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of Oesterreichische Post AG's Gross Profit

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Oesterreichische Post AG'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.


Oesterreichische Post AG's Gross Profit Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Oesterreichische Post AG's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Oesterreichische Post AG's Gross Profit falls into.



Oesterreichische Post AG Gross Profit Calculation

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

Oesterreichische Post AG'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
=2749.1 - 2337.9
=411

Oesterreichische Post AG's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=758.6 - 617.2
=141

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 €434 Mil.

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

Oesterreichische Post AG'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
=141 / 758.6
=18.64 %

* 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.


Oesterreichische Post AG  (WBO:POST) 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

Oesterreichische Post AG had a gross margin of 18.64% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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Oesterreichische Post AG (WBO:POST) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Rochusplatz 1, Vienna, AUT, 1030
Oesterreichische Post AG is an Austrian postal, logistics and mail and service provider. The business activities include the provision of postal and parcel services, specialized logistics such as express mail delivery and value logistics, sales and telecommunications products and retail goods in the branch network and provision of financial services. The service offering also encompasses fulfillment services, various online services such as the e-letter and cross-media solutions, data and output management as well as document collection, digitalization and processing.
Executives
Mag. Bernhard Spalt Supervisory Board
Di Peter Umundum Board of Directors
Di Walter Oblin Board of Directors