Helios Towers (LSE:HTWS) Gross Margin % : 37.46% (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Helios Towers Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Helios Towers's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £109.7 Mil. Helios Towers's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £292.9 Mil. Therefore, Helios Towers's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 37.46%.

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

LSE:HTWS' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.51 Med: 33.36 Max: 37.53
Current: 37.53

During the past 8 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Helios Towers was 37.53%. The lowest was 16.51%. And the median was 33.36%.

LSE:HTWS's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
64.29% of 350 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 49.145 vs LSE:HTWS: 37.53

Helios Towers had a gross margin of 37.46% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Helios Towers was 4.70% per year.

Helios Towers Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Helios Towers's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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Helios Towers Gross Margin % Chart

Helios Towers Annual Data

Trend

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Gross Margin %

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32.47

35.72

34.25

34.74

37.53

Helios Towers Semi-Annual Data
	Dec16	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial									33.71	34.59	34.88	37.61	37.46

Competitive Comparison of Helios Towers's Gross Margin %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Helios Towers'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.

Helios Towers's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Helios Towers's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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

Helios Towers Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Helios Towers'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 )
	=	213.8	/	569.59
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(569.59 - 355.816)	/	569.59
	=	37.53 %

Helios Towers'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 )
	=	109.7	/	292.932
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(292.932 - 183.201)	/	292.932
	=	37.46 %

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.

Helios Towers (LSE:HTWS) 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

Helios Towers had a gross margin of 37.46% 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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Helios Towers (LSE:HTWS) Business Description

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Address

5 Merchant Square West, 10th Floor, London, GBR, W2 1AS

Website

https://www.heliostowers.com

Helios Towers PLC is a United Kingdom-based company engaged in providing telecommunications towers and infrastructure. It offers tower-related operational services, including site selection, site preparation, maintenance, security and power management. The company's geographical operating segment includes Ghana, Tanzania, DRC, Congo Brazzaville, South Africa, Senegal, Madagascar, Malawi and Oman. It generates maximum revenue from the DRC segment. The solutions offered by the company include Colocation, Build-to-suit, In-building solutions, and Managed Services.

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