The historical rank and industry rank for Hudson Technologies's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
HDSN'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.42 Med: 25.53 Max: 50.09
Current: 38.58
During the past 13 years, the highestGross Margin % of Hudson Technologies was 50.09%. The lowest was -4.42%. And the median was 25.53%.
HDSN's Gross Margin % is ranked better than 82.44% of 1509
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 22.32
vs HDSN: 38.58
Hudson Technologies had a gross margin of 31.14% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Hudson Technologies was 0.00% per year.
Hudson Technologies Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Hudson Technologies'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.
Competitive Comparison of Hudson Technologies's Gross Margin %
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Hudson Technologies'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.
Hudson Technologies's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Hudson Technologies's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Hudson Technologies's Gross Margin % falls into.
* 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.
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
Hudson Technologies had a gross margin of 31.14% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins
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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Hudson Technologies (Hudson Technologies) Business Description
Hudson Technologies Inc is an American industrial products manufacturer. It develops products which are mainly used in commercial air conditioning, industrial processing, and refrigeration systems. The company products include refrigerant and industrial gases, refrigerant management services and RefrigerantSide services, which consist of system decontamination. These are performed at a customer's site using its Zugibeast system, which is a fast and portable system and allows the R-Side services team to accelerate critical services while saving customers time, money and aggravation. The company also owns a web-based real-time monitoring service which is used in the facility's refrigeration systems and other energy systems.
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