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Boral (BOALF) Gross Profit : $694 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Boral Gross Profit?

Boral's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $357 Mil. Boral's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $694 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Boral's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $357 Mil. Boral's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,232 Mil. Therefore, Boral's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 28.98%.

Boral had a gross margin of 28.98% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Boral was 33.70%. The lowest was 23.83%. And the median was 29.69%.

Warning Sign:

Boral Ltd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -6.4%.


Boral Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Boral's Gross Profit 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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Boral Gross Profit Chart

Boral Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,357.64 1,177.64 578.98 495.08 617.92

Boral Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Gross Profit 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 282.90 217.15 282.12 337.32 356.89

Competitive Comparison of Boral's Gross Profit

For the Building Materials subindustry, Boral's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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.


Boral's Gross Profit Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Boral's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Boral's Gross Profit falls into.



Boral Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Boral's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Jun. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=2322.55 - 1704.631
=618

Boral's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=1231.526 - 874.632
=357

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $694 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

Boral'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 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=357 / 1231.526
=28.98 %

* 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.


Boral  (OTCPK:BOALF) Gross Profit 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

Boral had a gross margin of 28.98% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins


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Boral (BOALF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
39 Delhi Road, Level 3, Triniti 2, P.O. Box 6041, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2113
Boral is a vertically integrated construction materials company with operations across aggregates, cement, concrete, and asphalt. Several divestments mean Boral is now an Australia-focused construction materials and property development company. Approximately two thirds of revenue is exposed to infrastructure and nonresidential construction projects such as roads, highways, subdivisions, bridges, and commercial buildings. The balance rests on residential construction activity across detached housing, apartments, and renovations. Boral is just over 70%-owned by Australian industrial services and energy conglomerate Seven Group Holdings Limited.