Exacompta - Clairefontaine (FRA:8KG) Gross Margin % : 51.53% (As of Jun. 2024)

Exacompta - Clairefontaine Gross Margin % Chart

Exacompta - Clairefontaine Annual Data
	Trend	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	Dec20	Dec21	Dec22	Dec23
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					50.15	53.49	52.12	49.67	51.82

Exacompta - Clairefontaine Semi-Annual Data
	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23	Jun24
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															50.37	49.04	52.64	50.99	51.53

Competitive Comparison of Exacompta - Clairefontaine's Gross Margin %

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Exacompta - Clairefontaine'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.

Exacompta - Clairefontaine's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Exacompta - Clairefontaine's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Exacompta - Clairefontaine's Gross Margin % falls into.

Exacompta - Clairefontaine Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Exacompta - Clairefontaine's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Exacompta - Clairefontaine's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

* 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.

Exacompta - Clairefontaine  (FRA:8KG) 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

Exacompta - Clairefontaine had a gross margin of 51.53% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 => 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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