Gooch & Housego (Gooch & Housego) Gross Margin % : 30.33% (As of Sep. 2023)

Gooch & Housego Gross Margin % Chart

Gooch & Housego Annual Data
	Trend	Sep14	Sep15	Sep16	Sep17	Sep18	Sep19	Sep20	Sep21	Sep22	Sep23
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					34.77	32.15	33.30	31.30	29.65

Gooch & Housego Semi-Annual Data
	Mar14	Sep14	Mar15	Sep15	Mar16	Sep16	Mar17	Sep17	Mar18	Sep18	Mar19	Sep19	Mar20	Sep20	Mar21	Sep21	Mar22	Sep22	Mar23	Sep23
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															34.19	32.04	30.73	28.92	30.33

Competitive Comparison of Gooch & Housego's Gross Margin %

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Gooch & Housego'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.

Gooch & Housego's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Gooch & Housego's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gooch & Housego's Gross Margin % falls into.

Gooch & Housego Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Gooch & Housego's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Gooch & Housego's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 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.

Gooch & Housego  (OTCPK:GCHHF) 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

Gooch & Housego had a gross margin of 30.33% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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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