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Superior Plus (Superior Plus) Gross Profit : $1,288 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Superior Plus Gross Profit?

Superior Plus's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $465 Mil. Superior Plus's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,288 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Superior Plus's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $465 Mil. Superior Plus's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $898 Mil. Therefore, Superior Plus's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 51.82%.

Superior Plus had a gross margin of 51.82% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Superior Plus was 50.57%. The lowest was 23.19%. And the median was 34.92%.


Superior Plus Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Superior Plus'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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Superior Plus Gross Profit Chart

Superior Plus Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 928.60 716.54 715.83 876.66 1,215.82

Superior Plus 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 400.30 202.91 212.68 407.16 465.20

Competitive Comparison of Superior Plus's Gross Profit

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Superior Plus'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.


Superior Plus's Gross Profit Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Superior Plus's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



Superior Plus Gross Profit Calculation

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

Superior Plus's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=2528.042 - 1312.227
=1,216

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

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=897.7 - 432.5
=465

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 $1,288 Mil.

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

Superior Plus'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
=465 / 897.7
=51.82 %

* 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.


Superior Plus  (OTCPK:SUUIF) 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

Superior Plus had a gross margin of 51.82% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage


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Superior Plus (Superior Plus) Business Description

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Address
200 Wellington Street West, Suite 401, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5V 3C7
Superior Plus Corp is a Canadian-based company that distributes energy and specialty chemicals. The company is organized into three business segments: U.S. Propane, Canadian Propane & Wholesale Propane, out of which the majority is from the U.S. Propane segment. The products & services offered by the company include wholesale procurement, distribution, related services for propane and other refined fuels, and supply of chemicals required by industries. The U.S. Propane segment distributes propane gas & liquid fuels along the Eastern U.S. & into the Midwest and California. The Canadian Propane segment includes the Canadian retail business with operations across Canada. The Wholesale Propane segment is the wholesale business with operations in Canada & the Western United States.