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Cogeco Communications (STU:COG) Gross Profit : €1,680 Mil (TTM As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Cogeco Communications Gross Profit?

Cogeco Communications's gross profit for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was €419 Mil. Cogeco Communications's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was €1,680 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Cogeco Communications's gross profit for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was €419 Mil. Cogeco Communications's Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was €502 Mil. Therefore, Cogeco Communications's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 83.60%.

Cogeco Communications had a gross margin of 83.60% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Cogeco Communications was 85.23%. The lowest was 83.17%. And the median was 84.00%.


Cogeco Communications Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cogeco Communications'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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Cogeco Communications Gross Profit Chart

Cogeco Communications Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,345.68 1,283.80 1,424.52 1,880.51 1,694.12

Cogeco Communications Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 427.01 420.65 419.03 421.47 419.35

Competitive Comparison of Cogeco Communications's Gross Profit

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Cogeco Communications'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.


Cogeco Communications's Gross Profit Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Cogeco Communications's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cogeco Communications Gross Profit Calculation

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

Cogeco Communications's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Aug. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=2030.305 - 336.183
=1,694

Cogeco Communications's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Feb. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=501.611 - 82.265
=419

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €1,680 Mil.

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

Cogeco Communications's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Feb. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Feb. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=419 / 501.611
=83.60 %

* 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.


Cogeco Communications  (STU:COG) 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

Cogeco Communications had a gross margin of 83.60% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage


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Cogeco Communications (STU:COG) Business Description

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1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 3301, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3B 0B3
Cogeco Communications Inc is a communication corporation. The company is a cable operator in North America operating in Canada. It provides Internet, video and phone services to residential, business and other customers. The reportable segments of the company are Canadian telecommunications and American telecommunications. The company earns majority of its revenue from American telecommunications. The company operates in Canada and United States.

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