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Sainsbury (J) (Sainsbury (J)) Gross Profit : $2,959 Mil (TTM As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Sainsbury (J) Gross Profit?

Sainsbury (J)'s gross profit for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was $1,424 Mil. Sainsbury (J)'s gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $2,959 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Sainsbury (J)'s gross profit for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was $1,424 Mil. Sainsbury (J)'s Revenue for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was $19,845 Mil. Therefore, Sainsbury (J)'s Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 7.18%.

Sainsbury (J) had a gross margin of 7.18% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Sainsbury (J) was 7.91%. The lowest was 5.08%. And the median was 6.29%.


Sainsbury (J) Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sainsbury (J)'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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Sainsbury (J) Gross Profit Chart

Sainsbury (J) Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,979.17 2,611.40 2,558.95 3,201.62 2,420.29

Sainsbury (J) Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,695.06 1,491.44 1,021.74 1,534.94 1,424.24

Competitive Comparison of Sainsbury (J)'s Gross Profit

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Sainsbury (J)'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.


Sainsbury (J)'s Gross Profit Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sainsbury (J)'s Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sainsbury (J)'s Gross Profit falls into.



Sainsbury (J) Gross Profit Calculation

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

Sainsbury (J)'s Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Feb. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=38032.609 - 35612.319
=2,420

Sainsbury (J)'s Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Feb. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=19844.697 - 18420.455
=1,424

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2,959 Mil.

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

Sainsbury (J)'s Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Feb. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Feb. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=1,424 / 19844.697
=7.18 %

* 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.


Sainsbury (J)  (OTCPK:JSAIY) 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

Sainsbury (J) had a gross margin of 7.18% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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Sainsbury (J) (Sainsbury (J)) Business Description

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Address
33 Holborn, London, GBR, EC1N 2HT
Founded in 1869, Sainsbury's is the second-largest U.K. grocery chain with around 16% market share. It operates around 600 supermarkets and 800 convenience stores, all in the U.K. The company has diversified away from core food by selling clothing, telecom equipment, and other nonfood items. In September 2016, it took a step further into nonfood retailing with the purchase of Home Retail Group, operating the Habitat and Argos chains (general merchandise and electronics stores), for GBP 1.10 billion. It has been selling products online since 1997.

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