John Lewis of Hungerford (LSE:JLH) Gross Margin % : 42.28% (As of Dec. 2022)

John Lewis of Hungerford Gross Margin % Chart

John Lewis of Hungerford Annual Data
	Trend	Aug12	Aug13	Aug14	Aug15	Aug16	Aug17	Jun19	Jun20	Jun21	Jun22
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					50.57	47.34	45.90	47.12	45.96

John Lewis of Hungerford Semi-Annual Data
	Feb13	Aug13	Feb14	Aug14	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															45.67	48.19	44.53	47.09	42.28

Competitive Comparison of John Lewis of Hungerford's Gross Margin %

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, John Lewis of Hungerford'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.

John Lewis of Hungerford's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, John Lewis of Hungerford's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where John Lewis of Hungerford's Gross Margin % falls into.

John Lewis of Hungerford Gross Margin % Calculation

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

John Lewis of Hungerford's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2022 is calculated as

John Lewis of Hungerford's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 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.

John Lewis of Hungerford  (LSE:JLH) 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

John Lewis of Hungerford had a gross margin of 42.28% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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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