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Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police (WAR:PCE) Gross Margin % : 11.28% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was zł79 Mil. Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was zł705 Mil. Therefore, Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.28%.

Warning Sign:

Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police SA gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -45.4%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

WAR:PCE' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.24   Med: 13.72   Max: 18.14
Current: 0.24


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police was 18.14%. The lowest was 0.24%. And the median was 13.72%.

WAR:PCE's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
94.87% of 234 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 23.585 vs WAR:PCE: 0.24

Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police had a gross margin of 11.28% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police was -45.40% per year.


Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police'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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Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police Gross Margin % Chart

Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police 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 13.58 13.51 13.86 7.90 0.24

Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -6.48 -7.93 0.27 -2.34 11.28

Competitive Comparison of Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police's Gross Margin %

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police'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.


Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police's Gross Margin % falls into.



Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police'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 )
=7.1 / 2969.508
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(2969.508 - 2962.441) / 2969.508
=0.24 %

Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=79.5 / 704.901
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(704.901 - 625.415) / 704.901
=11.28 %

* 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.


Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police  (WAR:PCE) 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

Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police had a gross margin of 11.28% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => 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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Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police (WAR:PCE) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
ul Kuznicka 1, Police, POL, 72-010
Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police SA is a Poland based company operating in the chemical industry. Its core business activities include manufacturing and sale of fertilizers, pigments, chemicals, plastics, sulfur, among others. Its product portfolio includes nitrogenous fertilizers, nitrogen fertilizers with sulfur, compound fertilizers, polyethylene tubes, plasticizers, alcohols, catalysts, organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, liquid sulfur, insoluble sulfur, sulfur pastilles, among others.

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