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Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG) Gross Margin % : 18.89% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $73 Mil. Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $389 Mil. Therefore, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 18.89%.

Warning Sign:

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -6.6%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

HHULY' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.84   Med: 24.81   Max: 27.99
Current: 16.84


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG was 27.99%. The lowest was 16.84%. And the median was 24.81%.

HHULY's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
60.32% of 945 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 20.14 vs HHULY: 16.84

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG had a gross margin of 18.89% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG was -6.60% per year.


Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG'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.

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Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG Gross Margin % Chart

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.50 21.55 25.75 24.19 16.84

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Gross Margin % 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 30.09 14.21 17.61 16.71 18.89

Competitive Comparison of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's Gross Margin %

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG'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.


Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's Gross Margin % falls into.



Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue.

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=265.7 / 1577.722
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1577.722 - 1311.996) / 1577.722
=16.84 %

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG'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 )
=73.5 / 389.052
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(389.052 - 315.56) / 389.052
=18.89 %

* 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.


Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG  (OTCPK:HHULY) Gross Margin % 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

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG had a gross margin of 18.89% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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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Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG) Business Description

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Address
Bei St. Annen 1, Hamburg, DEU, 20457
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG is a transportation and logistics company domiciled in Germany. It participates in economic sectors of sea transport and hinterland traffic, as well as in the maintenance, sale, lease, management and development of real estate, and real estate in Hamburg's historical Speicherstadt warehouse district and its fishmarket. The company organizes itself into four segments: container, intermodal, logistics, and real estate. The container segment, generates the majority of revenue, operates terminals to transport containers by sea, rail, and truck. Intermodal segment, operates the company's rail container transportation network. The container and intermodal segments together generate the majority of revenue. The company derives the majority of revenue domestically.

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