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Walchandnagar Industries (BOM:507410) Gross Margin % : 37.93% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Walchandnagar Industries Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Walchandnagar Industries's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹212 Mil. Walchandnagar Industries's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹559 Mil. Therefore, Walchandnagar Industries's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 37.93%.

Warning Sign:

Walchandnagar Industries Ltd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -6.6%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Walchandnagar Industries's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:507410' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 26.22   Med: 45.53   Max: 60.68
Current: 33.95


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Walchandnagar Industries was 60.68%. The lowest was 26.22%. And the median was 45.53%.

BOM:507410's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
76.05% of 1612 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 19.17 vs BOM:507410: 33.95

Walchandnagar Industries had a gross margin of 37.93% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Walchandnagar Industries was -6.60% per year.


Walchandnagar Industries Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Walchandnagar Industries'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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Walchandnagar Industries Gross Margin % Chart

Walchandnagar Industries Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Margin %
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Walchandnagar Industries Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 Premium Member Only 48.41 17.85 46.11 42.15 37.93

Competitive Comparison of Walchandnagar Industries's Gross Margin %

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Walchandnagar Industries'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.


Walchandnagar Industries's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Walchandnagar Industries's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Walchandnagar Industries's Gross Margin % falls into.



Walchandnagar Industries Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Walchandnagar Industries's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2023 )
=1137.6 / 3193.6
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(3193.6 - 2056) / 3193.6
=35.62 %

Walchandnagar 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 )
=211.9 / 558.6
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(558.6 - 346.7) / 558.6
=37.93 %

* 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.


Walchandnagar Industries  (BOM:507410) 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

Walchandnagar Industries had a gross margin of 37.93% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => 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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Walchandnagar Industries (BOM:507410) Business Description

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Address
S. No.12/3-B, G. A. Kulkarni Path, Building No. 1, 9th Floor, Siddharth Towers, Kothrud, Pune, MH, IND, 411 038
Walchandnagar Industries Ltd is an India-based company, that engages in manufacturing engineering products. It provides its services in the fields of Nuclear Power, Aerospace, Missile, Defence, Oil and Gas, Steam generation plants, Independent power projects, Turnkey Cement plants, Mineral Processing, Bulk Material handling, and Turnkey Sugar plants. It operates through the following segments: Heavy Engineering, Foundry and Machine Shop, and Others. The firm generates maximum revenue from the Heavy Engineering segment.

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