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Nidec (NJDCY) Gross Profit : $3,418 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Nidec Gross Profit?

Nidec's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $757 Mil. Nidec's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $3,418 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Nidec's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $757 Mil. Nidec's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $3,962 Mil. Therefore, Nidec's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 19.11%.

Nidec had a gross margin of 19.11% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Nidec was 23.96%. The lowest was 18.42%. And the median was 22.71%.

Warning Sign:

Nidec Corp gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -2.6%.


Nidec Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nidec'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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Nidec Gross Profit Chart

Nidec Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3,088.65 3,371.85 3,401.40 3,091.33 3,321.43

Nidec 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 611.02 887.44 868.71 905.01 757.09

Competitive Comparison of Nidec's Gross Profit

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Nidec'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.


Nidec's Gross Profit Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Nidec's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nidec Gross Profit Calculation

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

Nidec's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=15673.635 - 12352.205
=3,321

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

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=3961.551 - 3204.462
=757

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 $3,418 Mil.

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

Nidec'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
=757 / 3961.551
=19.11 %

* 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.


Nidec  (OTCPK:NJDCY) 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

Nidec had a gross margin of 19.11% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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Nidec (NJDCY) Business Description

Address
338 Kuzetonoshiro-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto, JPN, 601-8205
Nidec is a global leader of brushless DC motors. Brushless DC motors have advantages over other types of motors in power efficiency, silence, and durability. Nidec possesses the number-one market share in a wide variety of products, such as hard disk drive motors, optical disk drive motors, vibration motors on handsets, brushless motors for inverter air conditioners, and brushless motors for electric power steering on automobiles. It continues to benefit from the growing demand for power-efficient motors, driven by strengthening environmental regulations. Nidec sets an ambitious target to increase its revenue to JPY 3 trillion in fiscal 2025 from JPY 1.9 trillion in fiscal 2021.

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