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Vodafone Group (Vodafone Group) Gross Margin % : 30.36% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Vodafone Group Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Vodafone Group's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $7,108 Mil. Vodafone Group's Revenue for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $23,412 Mil. Therefore, Vodafone Group's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 30.36%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Vodafone Group's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

VOD' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 26.29   Med: 30.28   Max: 32.92
Current: 31.7


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Vodafone Group was 32.92%. The lowest was 26.29%. And the median was 30.28%.

VOD's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
72.32% of 354 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 48.98 vs VOD: 31.70

Vodafone Group had a gross margin of 30.36% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Vodafone Group was 1.80% per year.


Vodafone Group Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vodafone Group'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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Vodafone Group Gross Margin % Chart

Vodafone Group Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 30.93 31.78 31.32 32.92 32.50

Vodafone Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 32.87 32.97 32.05 32.96 30.36

Competitive Comparison of Vodafone Group's Gross Margin %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Vodafone Group'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.


Vodafone Group's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Vodafone Group's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vodafone Group's Gross Margin % falls into.



Vodafone Group Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Vodafone Group's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2023 )
=15905.8 / 48935.76
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(48935.76 - 33029.978) / 48935.76
=32.50 %

Vodafone Group's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=7107.8 / 23411.953
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(23411.953 - 16304.162) / 23411.953
=30.36 %

* 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.


Vodafone Group  (NAS:VOD) 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

Vodafone Group had a gross margin of 30.36% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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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Vodafone Group (Vodafone Group) Business Description

Address
Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire, GBR, RG14 2FN
Vodafone operates mobile and fixed-line networks and businesses in more than 20 countries. Its largest market is Germany, where it is the second mobile operator after Deutsche Telekom and owns a cable network after acquiring Kabel Deutschland in 2013 and Liberty Global Germany in 2019. In the U.K. and Italy, it acts as a mobile operator, while in Spain it offers converged services after the acquisition of cable operator Ono in 2014. Vodafone also has operations in several Central European and African countries, which combined represent around one third of revenue.