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ADV (Advantage Solutions) Gross Profit : $497 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Advantage Solutions Gross Profit?

Advantage Solutions's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $99 Mil. Advantage Solutions's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $497 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Advantage Solutions's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $99 Mil. Advantage Solutions's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $822 Mil. Therefore, Advantage Solutions's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 12.05%.

Advantage Solutions had a gross margin of 12.05% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 => No sustainable competitive advantage

During the past 9 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Advantage Solutions was 23.28%. The lowest was 12.44%. And the median was 16.42%.

Warning Sign:

Advantage Solutions Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -6.4%.


Advantage Solutions Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Advantage Solutions'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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Advantage Solutions Gross Profit Chart

Advantage Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 604.19 638.18 472.85 485.08 507.27

Advantage Solutions Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 109.57 122.02 144.31 131.37 99.04

Competitive Comparison of Advantage Solutions's Gross Profit

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Advantage Solutions'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.


Advantage Solutions's Gross Profit Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Advantage Solutions's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Advantage Solutions Gross Profit Calculation

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

Advantage Solutions's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=3566.324 - 3059.052
=507

Advantage Solutions's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2025 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=821.792 - 722.754
=99

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $497 Mil.

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

Advantage Solutions's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2025 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=99 / 821.792
=12.05 %

* 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.


Advantage Solutions  (NAS:ADV) 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

Advantage Solutions had a gross margin of 12.05% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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Advantage Solutions Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
8001 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite, Clayton, MS, USA, 63105
Advantage Solutions Inc is a omnichannel retail solutions agency in North America, uniquely positioned at the intersection of consumer-packaged goods (CPG) brands and retailers.
Executives
James M Kilts director 120 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10017
David A Peacock director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 190 CARONDELET PLAZA, CLAYTON MO 63105
Christopher Growe officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC., 15310 BARRANCA PARKWAY, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92618
Deborah Poole director ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC., 1530 BARRANCA PARKWAY, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92618
Brian K. Ratzan director 3 GREENWICH OFFICE PARK, 2ND FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06831
Adam Levyn director 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Jody L Macedonio director 2711 N HASKELL AVENUE, STE 3400, DALLAS TX 75204
Christopher J Baldwin director THE HERSHEY COMPANY, 100 CRYSTAL A DRIVE, HERSHEY PA 17033
Adam Nebesar director 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Tanya L Domier director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Jill L Griffin officer: President & CCO C/O ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC., 18100 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 1000, IRVINE CA 92612
Brian Stevens officer: CFO & COO C/O ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC., 18100 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 1000, IRVINE CA 92612
Dean Kaye officer: CFO - North America ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC., 18100 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 1000, IRVINE CA 92612
David J West director 100 CRYSTAL A DRIVE, HERSHEY PA 17033
Robin Manherz director ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC., 1530 BARRANCA PARKWAY, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92618