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Watawala Plantations (COL:WATA.N0000) Gross Profit : රු3,279 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Watawala Plantations Gross Profit?

Watawala Plantations's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු734 Mil. Watawala Plantations's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was රු3,279 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Watawala Plantations's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු734 Mil. Watawala Plantations's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු1,885 Mil. Therefore, Watawala Plantations's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 38.92%.

Watawala Plantations had a gross margin of 38.92% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Watawala Plantations was 55.04%. The lowest was 11.78%. And the median was 31.29%.


Watawala Plantations Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Watawala Plantations'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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Watawala Plantations Gross Profit Chart

Watawala Plantations Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,118.51 1,302.23 1,925.43 3,563.62 3,538.09

Watawala Plantations Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 840.80 536.02 989.83 1,019.11 733.66

Competitive Comparison of Watawala Plantations's Gross Profit

For the Farm Products subindustry, Watawala Plantations'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.


Watawala Plantations's Gross Profit Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Watawala Plantations's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



Watawala Plantations Gross Profit Calculation

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

Watawala Plantations's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=8768.041 - 5229.956
=3,538

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

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=1885.171 - 1151.513
=734

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was රු3,279 Mil.

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

Watawala Plantations'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
=734 / 1885.171
=38.92 %

* 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.


Watawala Plantations  (COL:WATA.N0000) 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

Watawala Plantations had a gross margin of 38.92% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins


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Watawala Plantations (COL:WATA.N0000) Business Description

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Address
No 60, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo, LKA, 03
Watawala Plantations PLC engages in the provision of agricultural products. It operates through the following segments: Palm Oil, Dairy, and others. Its Dairy segment provides various dairy products. The Palm Oil segment includes producing crude and kernel palm oil and generates the majority of revenue for the company. It is also involved in the marketing of tea products.

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