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Home First Finance Co India (BOM:543259) Gross Margin % : 36.12% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Home First Finance Co India Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Home First Finance Co India's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹1,032 Mil. Home First Finance Co India's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹2,856 Mil. Therefore, Home First Finance Co India's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 36.12%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Home First Finance Co India's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:543259' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 29.86   Med: 35.22   Max: 43.86
Current: 37.12


During the past 7 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Home First Finance Co India was 43.86%. The lowest was 29.86%. And the median was 35.22%.

BOM:543259's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
57.5% of 40 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 40.27 vs BOM:543259: 37.12

Home First Finance Co India had a gross margin of 36.12% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Home First Finance Co India was 6.90% per year.


Home First Finance Co India Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Home First Finance Co India'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.

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Home First Finance Co India Gross Margin % Chart

Home First Finance Co India Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 29.86 32.59 40.35 43.86 37.53

Home First Finance Co India Quarterly Data
Mar18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Gross Margin % 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 44.62 42.22 38.79 36.62 36.12

Competitive Comparison of Home First Finance Co India's Gross Margin %

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Home First Finance Co India'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.


Home First Finance Co India's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Home First Finance Co India's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Home First Finance Co India's Gross Margin % falls into.



Home First Finance Co India Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue.

Home First Finance Co India's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2024 )
=3894.2 / 10376.23
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(10376.23 - 6482.06) / 10376.23
=37.53 %

Home First Finance Co India'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 )
=1031.6 / 2855.86
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(2855.86 - 1824.23) / 2855.86
=36.12 %

* 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.


Home First Finance Co India  (BOM:543259) Gross Margin % 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

Home First Finance Co India had a gross margin of 36.12% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins


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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Home First Finance Co India (BOM:543259) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
511, Acme Plaza, Andheri Kurla Road, Opposite Sangam Cinema, J B Nagar, Andheri (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 059
Home First Finance Co India Ltd is an affordable housing finance company. The company is primarily engaged in the business of lending housing loans, loans to purchase commercial property, loans against property, and construction finance.

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