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GHP Specialty Care AB (CHIX:GHPS) Gross Margin % : 81.02% (As of Mar. 2022)


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What is GHP Specialty Care AB Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. GHP Specialty Care AB's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2022 was kr342 Mil. GHP Specialty Care AB's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2022 was kr422 Mil. Therefore, GHP Specialty Care AB's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 81.02%.


The historical rank and industry rank for GHP Specialty Care AB's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:GHPs' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 78.22   Med: 80.98   Max: 82.64
Current: 81.25


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of GHP Specialty Care AB was 82.64%. The lowest was 78.22%. And the median was 80.98%.

CHIX:GHPs's Gross Margin % is not ranked
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 41.74 vs CHIX:GHPs: 81.25

GHP Specialty Care AB had a gross margin of 81.02% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for GHP Specialty Care AB was -0.20% per year.


GHP Specialty Care AB Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for GHP Specialty Care AB'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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GHP Specialty Care AB Gross Margin % Chart

GHP Specialty Care AB Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 82.31 82.64 80.92 82.28 81.04

GHP Specialty Care AB Quarterly Data
Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
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 81.02 82.20 81.85 80.14 81.02

Competitive Comparison of GHP Specialty Care AB's Gross Margin %

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, GHP Specialty Care AB'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.


GHP Specialty Care AB's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, GHP Specialty Care AB's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GHP Specialty Care AB's Gross Margin % falls into.



GHP Specialty Care AB Gross Margin % Calculation

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

GHP Specialty Care AB's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2021 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2021 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2021 )
=1189.9 / 1468.3
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1468.3 - 278.4) / 1468.3
=81.04 %

GHP Specialty Care AB's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2022 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2022 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2022 )
=341.6 / 421.6
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(421.6 - 80) / 421.6
=81.02 %

* 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.


GHP Specialty Care AB  (CHIX:GHPs) 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

GHP Specialty Care AB had a gross margin of 81.02% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 => 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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GHP Specialty Care AB (CHIX:GHPS) Business Description

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Address
Södra Hamngatan 45, Gothenburg, SWE, 411 06
GHP Specialty Care AB is a player in the healthcare sector. It is a Swedish health care provider that operates specialist clinics, primarily in the Nordic countries. GHP's clinics address various medical areas such as diabetes care, neurology, general surgery, sports medicine and arrhythmia. GHP has two segments, the Nordic Region and International. The company generates majority of its revenue from the Nordic Region. The Nordic Region business area conducts business within specialist care, such as spine surgery/spine care, orthopaedics, obesity surgery and diabetes care, gastroenterology, urology, general surgery, arrhythmia, sports medicine, plastic surgery, neurology and specialist dentistry via over 20 clinics.

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