AQ Group AB (OSTO:AQ) Gross Margin % : 49.71% (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is AQ Group AB Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. AQ Group AB's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr1,106 Mil. AQ Group AB's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr2,225 Mil. Therefore, AQ Group AB's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 49.71%.

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

OSTO:AQ' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 46.7 Med: 48.26 Max: 50.72
Current: 48.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of AQ Group AB was 50.72%. The lowest was 46.70%. And the median was 48.26%.

OSTO:AQ's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
89.89% of 2939 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 26.39 vs OSTO:AQ: 48.52

AQ Group AB had a gross margin of 49.71% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for AQ Group AB was -0.10% per year.

AQ Group AB Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for AQ Group AB's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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AQ Group AB Gross Margin % Chart

AQ Group AB Annual Data

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Gross Margin %

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48.08

48.97

48.77

46.70

47.74

AQ Group AB 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															46.56	47.46	47.79	49.17	49.71

Competitive Comparison of AQ Group AB's Gross Margin %

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, AQ Group AB'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.

AQ Group AB's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, AQ Group AB's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AQ Group AB's Gross Margin % falls into.

AQ Group AB Gross Margin % Calculation

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

AQ Group AB'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 )
	=	4281	/	8968
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(8968 - 4687)	/	8968
	=	47.74 %

AQ Group AB'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 )
	=	1106	/	2225
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(2225 - 1119)	/	2225
	=	49.71 %

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.

AQ Group AB (OSTO:AQ) 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

AQ Group AB had a gross margin of 49.71% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => 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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AQ Group AB (OSTO:AQ) Business Description

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7AQ:Germany

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Regattagatan 29, Vasteras, SWE, 723 48

Website

https://www.aqg.se

AQ Group AB is a supplier of manufacturing and assembling tool-bound sheet metal and thermoplastic parts to demanding industrial customers. The company's business consists of the System and Component segments. The System segment includes Electric Cabinets and System Products business areas. The Component segment encompasses business areas of Precision stamping and Injection Molding, Inductive Components, Wiring Systems, Sheet Metal Processing as well as Special Technologies and Engineering. Majority of the revenue is derived from Component segment. It operates around the globe with majority revenue from Sweden.