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Komatsu (Komatsu) Gross Margin % : 29.66% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Komatsu Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Komatsu's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2,118 Mil. Komatsu's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $7,143 Mil. Therefore, Komatsu's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 29.66%.


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

KMTUY' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 26.54   Med: 29.13   Max: 31.31
Current: 31.31


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Komatsu was 31.31%. The lowest was 26.54%. And the median was 29.13%.

KMTUY's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
75.61% of 205 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 24.35 vs KMTUY: 31.31

Komatsu had a gross margin of 29.66% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Komatsu was 0.60% per year.


Komatsu Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Komatsu'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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Komatsu Gross Margin % Chart

Komatsu Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.46 26.54 27.82 29.32 31.31

Komatsu Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 29.02 32.05 32.21 31.59 29.66

Competitive Comparison of Komatsu's Gross Margin %

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Komatsu'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.


Komatsu's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Komatsu's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Komatsu Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Komatsu's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2024 )
=8077.8 / 25798.679
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(25798.679 - 17720.857) / 25798.679
=31.31 %

Komatsu's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=2118.5 / 7142.851
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(7142.851 - 5024.356) / 7142.851
=29.66 %

* 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.


Komatsu  (OTCPK:KMTUY) 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

Komatsu had a gross margin of 29.66% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => 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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Komatsu (Komatsu) Business Description

Address
3-6 Akasaka 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 107-8414
Komatsu manufactures and sells construction, mining, utility, forestry, and industrial machinery. It also provides related services such as supplying parts, financing, and maintenance. Its major products are hydraulic excavators, bulldozers, wheel loaders, dump trucks, and motor graders, which focus on surface mining and construction. Through its subsidiary, Komatsu Mining (previously Joy Global before being acquired), the company manufactures and sells surface mining equipment like draglines as well as underground mining machinery such as continuous miners and blasthole drills. The company is headquartered in Tokyo.

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