Trinity Industries (Trinity Industries) Gross Profit : $527 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Trinity Industries Gross Profit?

Trinity Industries's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $161 Mil. Trinity Industries's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $527 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Trinity Industries's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $161 Mil. Trinity Industries's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $798 Mil. Therefore, Trinity Industries's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 20.17%.

Trinity Industries had a gross margin of 20.17% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Trinity Industries was 27.16%. The lowest was 17.67%. And the median was 23.76%.

Warning Sign:

Trinity Industries Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -4.6%.

Trinity Industries Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Trinity Industries's Gross Profit can be seen below:

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Trinity Industries Gross Profit Chart

Trinity Industries Annual Data

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Gross Profit

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574.00

422.30

354.50

367.70

527.10

Trinity Industries Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Gross Profit	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															101.00	103.20	121.20	141.80	160.90

Competitive Comparison of Trinity Industries's Gross Profit

For the Railroads subindustry, Trinity Industries'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.

Trinity Industries's Gross Profit Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Trinity Industries's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Trinity Industries's Gross Profit falls into.

Trinity Industries Gross Profit Calculation

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

Trinity Industries'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
	=	2983.3	-	2456.2
	=	527

Trinity Industries's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )	=	Revenue	-	Cost of Goods Sold
	=	797.9	-	637
	=	161

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $527 Mil.

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

Trinity Industries's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 )	=	Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	161	/	797.9
	=	20.17 %

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.

Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN) 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

Trinity Industries had a gross margin of 20.17% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

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Trinity Industries (Trinity Industries) Business Description

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Address

14221 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100, Dallas, TX, USA, 75254-2957

Website

https://www.trin.net

Trinity Industries Inc. sells and leases railroad products and railcar maintenance services in North America. The company operates under the name TrinityRail in three main segments: railcar leasing and management services, which owns railcars and provides fleet management and administration services; rail products, which builds, sells, and modifies freight and tank railcars and their components; and all other, which sells highway products such as guardrail and other highway barriers. Customers include railroads, leasing companies, and shipping companies in the industries of agriculture, construction, consumer products, energy, and chemicals.

Executives

Eric R Marchetto	other: Officer Trinity Rail	14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Gregory B Mitchell	other: Chief Commercial Officer	14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Scott M Ewing	officer: EVP & Chief Legal Officer	14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Jean Savage	director	14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Todd Maclin	director	P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Biesterfeld Robert C Jr	director	14701 CHARLSON RD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Veena M Lakkundi	director	3M COMPANY, 3M CENTER, BLDG 220 09 E-02, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Brian D Madison	other: President, TILC	14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Valueact Capital Master Fund, L.p.	director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks	ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Jason G. Anderson	director	ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, FOURTH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
John L Adams	officer: Executive Vice President	2525 STEMMONS FREEWAY, DALLAS TX 75207
Melendy E Lovett	director	14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
William P Ainsworth	director	510 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 100, DEERFIELD X1 60015
Brandon Boze	director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks	ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Tyrone Michael Jordan	director	8501 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 100, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85253