Three F Co (TSE:7544) Gross Margin % : 77.95% (As of Nov. 2023)

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What is Three F Co Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Three F Co's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Nov. 2023 was 円2,705 Mil. Three F Co's Revenue for the three months ended in Nov. 2023 was 円3,470 Mil. Therefore, Three F Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 77.95%.

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

TSE:7544' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 70.51 Med: 75.73 Max: 80.21
Current: 77.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Three F Co was 80.21%. The lowest was 70.51%. And the median was 75.73%.

TSE:7544's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
98.39% of 310 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 22.835 vs TSE:7544: 77.59

Three F Co had a gross margin of 77.95% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Three F Co was 0.40% per year.

Three F Co Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Three F Co's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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Three F Co Gross Margin % Chart

Three F Co Annual Data

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80.21

78.60

78.14

79.15

77.11

Three F Co Quarterly Data
	Feb19	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															77.59	76.89	77.16	78.26	77.95

Competitive Comparison of Three F Co's Gross Margin %

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Three F Co'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.

Three F Co's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Three F Co's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Three F Co's Gross Margin % falls into.

Three F Co Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Three F Co's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Feb. 2023 )	=	Gross Profit (A: Feb. 2023 )	/	Revenue (A: Feb. 2023 )
	=	10188	/	13212
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(13212 - 3024)	/	13212
	=	77.11 %

Three F Co's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Nov. 2023 )	=	Gross Profit (Q: Nov. 2023 )	/	Revenue (Q: Nov. 2023 )
	=	2705	/	3470
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(3470 - 765)	/	3470
	=	77.95 %

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.

Three F Co (TSE:7544) 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

Three F Co had a gross margin of 77.95% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 => 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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Three F Co (TSE:7544) Business Description

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17 Nihon-Ohdori, Naka-ku, Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama, JPN, 231-8507

Website

http://www.three-f.co.jp

Three F Co Ltd is primarily engaged in the management of convenience and franchise stores. The company operates stores under the brand name Gooz across Japan which offers fast food such as bakery, box lunch, rice ball and beverages. Its product portfolio includes Yakitori, Chilled Bento, Mochi Potigo, Pork tangerue skewers, Chicken-nosed skewer, Char-grilled salt and skewers, Chicken Tsune, Black Mer Oil Fried Rice, Mozzarella with cream sauce Chicken lunch box, chicken fried chicken and vegetables with black vinegar sauce Lunchbox, Five kinds of cheese in hamburger lunch box, Beef Calbee Grilled Meat Packed Bento, Rice strawberry white chocolate, Mochi Potato Black Honey Kinako, Mustard, Rice cakey and cream Popular cookie.

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