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Penpower Technology (ROCO:5211) Gross Margin % : 52.24% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Penpower Technology Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Penpower Technology's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$21.4 Mil. Penpower Technology's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$41.0 Mil. Therefore, Penpower Technology's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 52.24%.

Warning Sign:

Penpower Technology Ltd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -2.5%.


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

ROCO:5211' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 54   Med: 66.92   Max: 68.74
Current: 54


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Penpower Technology was 68.74%. The lowest was 54.00%. And the median was 66.92%.

ROCO:5211's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
62.58% of 2640 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.73 vs ROCO:5211: 54.00

Penpower Technology had a gross margin of 52.24% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Penpower Technology was -2.50% per year.


Penpower Technology Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Penpower Technology'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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Penpower Technology Gross Margin % Chart

Penpower Technology 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 65.00 68.74 62.21 61.01 58.94

Penpower Technology 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 74.85 53.98 52.30 57.37 52.24

Competitive Comparison of Penpower Technology's Gross Margin %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Penpower Technology'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.


Penpower Technology's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Penpower Technology's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Penpower Technology Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Penpower Technology'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 )
=97.4 / 165.193
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(165.193 - 67.83) / 165.193
=58.94 %

Penpower Technology'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 )
=21.4 / 41
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(41 - 19.582) / 41
=52.24 %

* 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.


Penpower Technology  (ROCO:5211) 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

Penpower Technology had a gross margin of 52.24% 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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Penpower Technology (ROCO:5211) Business Description

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Address
Guangfu Road, Section 2, 7th Floor, No.47, Lane 2, Hsinchu, TWN, 30071
Penpower Technology Ltd is a smart human-machine interface core technology research and development company. The company is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of software products. It offers products based on its handwriting recognition, voice recognition, optical character recognition, business card recognition, biometrics recognition, and security technologies. The technologies serve different industries such as PC, mobile devices, communication transmission, internet, and information appliances. It has operations in Hong Kong, Singapore, China, and the United States.

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