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Saab AB (Saab AB) Gross Profit : $1,119 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Saab AB Gross Profit?

Saab AB's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $296 Mil. Saab AB's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,119 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Saab AB's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $296 Mil. Saab AB's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,362 Mil. Therefore, Saab AB's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 21.75%.

Saab AB had a gross margin of 21.75% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Saab AB was 25.83%. The lowest was 16.02%. And the median was 23.05%.


Saab AB Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Saab AB'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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Saab AB Gross Profit Chart

Saab AB Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 851.85 678.70 902.68 856.23 1,097.72

Saab AB Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 238.83 256.29 223.82 342.87 296.31

Competitive Comparison of Saab AB's Gross Profit

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Saab AB'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.


Saab AB's Gross Profit Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Saab AB's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



Saab AB Gross Profit Calculation

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

Saab AB's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=5031.294 - 3933.571
=1,098

Saab AB's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=1362.462 - 1066.149
=296

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,119 Mil.

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

Saab AB's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=296 / 1362.462
=21.75 %

* 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.


Saab AB  (OTCPK:SAABF) 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

Saab AB had a gross margin of 21.75% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins


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Saab AB (Saab AB) Business Description

Address
Olof Palmes gata 17, 5th Floor, Stockholm, SWE, SE-111 22
Saab AB supplies products and services for military, defense, and civil security. The company operates within six segments: Aeronautics, Dynamics, Surveillance, Support and Services, Industrial Products and Services, and Kockums. Aeronautics involves the manufacturing of defense and commercial aerial systems. Dynamics produces combat weapons and defense training and management systems. The Surveillance segment supplies security services. Support and Services offers solutions related to civil and military missions. IPS creates traffic management technology and aviation parts. Kockums offers solutions for naval missions. Over three quarters of its sales are from the defense sector. The company sells to multiple geographic regions, but over half of its sales come from Europe.

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