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Canaf Investments (TSXV:CAF) Gross Margin % : 7.20% (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Canaf Investments Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Canaf Investments's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was C$0.69 Mil. Canaf Investments's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was C$9.62 Mil. Therefore, Canaf Investments's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 7.20%.


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

TSXV:CAF' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.19   Med: 10.09   Max: 12.2
Current: 11.14


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Canaf Investments was 12.20%. The lowest was 2.19%. And the median was 10.09%.

TSXV:CAF's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
56.48% of 586 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 12.94 vs TSXV:CAF: 11.14

Canaf Investments had a gross margin of 7.20% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Canaf Investments was 7.90% per year.


Canaf Investments Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canaf Investments'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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Canaf Investments Gross Margin % Chart

Canaf Investments Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.69 11.89 11.12 10.59 12.20

Canaf Investments Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 10.59 14.09 10.82 13.13 7.20

Competitive Comparison of Canaf Investments's Gross Margin %

For the Coking Coal subindustry, Canaf Investments'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.


Canaf Investments's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Canaf Investments's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Canaf Investments's Gross Margin % falls into.



Canaf Investments Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Canaf Investments's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Oct. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Oct. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Oct. 2023 )
=3.9 / 32.326
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(32.326 - 28.381) / 32.326
=12.20 %

Canaf Investments's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Jan. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=0.7 / 9.616
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(9.616 - 8.924) / 9.616
=7.20 %

* 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.


Canaf Investments  (TSXV:CAF) 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

Canaf Investments had a gross margin of 7.20% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 => No sustainable 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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Canaf Investments (TSXV:CAF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1111 Melville Street, Suite 1100, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 3V6
Canaf Investments Inc is a Canadian company that owns and operates a coal processing plant in South Africa that processes coal and coal products into calcine, a coke substitute with high carbon content. The company, through its subsidiaries, produces calcined anthracite used in the manufacturing process of steel and manganese. The company operates in two reportable segments are Canada and South Africa, out of which the majority of revenue comes from South Africa.
Executives
Monita Faris Director

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