The historical rank and industry rank for LiveRamp Holdings's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
RAMP'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 37.21 Med: 56.97 Max: 72.47
Current: 72.47
During the past 13 years, the highestGross Margin % of LiveRamp Holdings was 72.47%. The lowest was 37.21%. And the median was 56.97%.
RAMP's Gross Margin % is ranked better than 80.9% of 2628
companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.71
vs RAMP: 72.47
LiveRamp Holdings had a gross margin of 74.16% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for LiveRamp Holdings was 5.90% per year.
LiveRamp Holdings Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for LiveRamp Holdings's Gross Margin % 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.
Competitive Comparison of LiveRamp Holdings's Gross Margin %
For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, LiveRamp Holdings's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % 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.
LiveRamp Holdings's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, LiveRamp Holdings's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where LiveRamp Holdings's Gross Margin % falls into.
* 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.
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
LiveRamp Holdings had a gross margin of 74.16% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage
Be Aware
If a company loses its competitive advantages, usually its gross margin declines well before its sales declines. Watching Gross Margin % and Operating Margin % closely helps avoid value trap situations.
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LiveRamp Holdings (LiveRamp Holdings) Business Description
LiveRamp's cloud-based software helps businesses combine their data (first-party data) about customer touch points such as on webpages, mobile apps, in stores, and on other devices with data from other sources to get a better view of a current or potential customer's activity. Such combined data can help businesses and advertisers create better profiles of their customers. The software is also used by publishers to easily combine their data with that of advertisers, helping them to optimize their ad inventory. LiveRamp generates revenue through a one-year subscription model (around 80% of total revenue) for its software. The firm also provides a marketplace for third-party data owners and data buyers, around 20% of total revenue.
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