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Apex Ace Holding (HKSE:06036) Gross Margin % : 7.08% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Apex Ace Holding Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Apex Ace Holding's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$113 Mil. Apex Ace Holding's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$1,600 Mil. Therefore, Apex Ace Holding's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.08%.


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

HKSE:06036' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.27   Med: 5.26   Max: 8.56
Current: 6.48


During the past 10 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Apex Ace Holding was 8.56%. The lowest was 4.27%. And the median was 5.26%.

HKSE:06036's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
90.61% of 2439 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 24.38 vs HKSE:06036: 6.48

Apex Ace Holding had a gross margin of 7.08% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Apex Ace Holding was -0.80% per year.


Apex Ace Holding Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Apex Ace Holding'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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Apex Ace Holding Gross Margin % Chart

Apex Ace Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.94 7.92 8.56 4.27 6.48

Apex Ace Holding Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 6.99 4.60 3.77 5.45 7.08

Competitive Comparison of Apex Ace Holding's Gross Margin %

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Apex Ace Holding'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.


Apex Ace Holding's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Apex Ace Holding's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Apex Ace Holding's Gross Margin % falls into.



Apex Ace Holding Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Apex Ace Holding's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=164 / 2529.796
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(2529.796 - 2365.799) / 2529.796
=6.48 %

Apex Ace Holding'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 )
=113.4 / 1600.19
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1600.19 - 1486.834) / 1600.19
=7.08 %

* 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.


Apex Ace Holding  (HKSE:06036) 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

Apex Ace Holding had a gross margin of 7.08% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable 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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Apex Ace Holding (HKSE:06036) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6011 Shennan Avenue, 26K, NEO Tower A, Futian District, Shenzhen, CHN
Apex Ace Holding Ltd is a distributor of semiconductors and other electronic components and is engaged in the supply of digital storage products and general electronic components along with the provision of complementary technical support. It focuses on identifying, sourcing, selling and distributing electronic components produced by upstream manufacturers to downstream manufacturers in the PRC and Hong Kong. Its Digital Storage products include DRAM, FLASH and MCP memory products, which are applied to multimedia and mobile devices such as set-top boxes, smart TVs, wearable devices, mobile phones. Its General components include switches, connectors, passive components, main chips, sensors, power semiconductors and analog-to-digital converters.

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