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Air Products & Chemicals (Air Products & Chemicals) Gross Profit

: $3,795 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)
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Air Products & Chemicals's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $930 Mil. Air Products & Chemicals's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,795 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Air Products & Chemicals's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $930 Mil. Air Products & Chemicals's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,997 Mil. Therefore, Air Products & Chemicals's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 31.03%.

Air Products & Chemicals had a gross margin of 31.03% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Air Products & Chemicals was 33.85%. The lowest was 26.46%. And the median was 30.15%.

Warning Sign:

Air Products & Chemicals Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -2.5%.


Air Products & Chemicals Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Air Products & Chemicals'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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Air Products & Chemicals Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Gross Profit
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,943.40 2,998.20 3,136.90 3,360.10 3,767.00

Air Products & Chemicals Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Gross Profit 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 902.40 917.30 963.20 984.10 930.20

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Air Products & Chemicals'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.


Air Products & Chemicals Gross Profit Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Air Products & Chemicals's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Air Products & Chemicals's Gross Profit falls into.



Air Products & Chemicals Gross Profit Calculation

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

Air Products & Chemicals's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Sep. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=12600 - 8833
=3,767

Air Products & Chemicals's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=2997.4 - 2067.2
=930

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3,795 Mil.

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

Air Products & Chemicals'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 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=930 / 2997.4
=31.03 %

* 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.


Air Products & Chemicals  (NYSE:APD) 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

Air Products & Chemicals had a gross margin of 31.03% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins


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Air Products & Chemicals (Air Products & Chemicals) Business Description

Address
1940 Air Products Boulevard, Allentown, PA, USA, 18106-5500
Since its founding in 1940, Air Products has become one of the leading industrial gas suppliers globally, with operations in 50 countries and 19,000 employees. The company is the largest supplier of hydrogen and helium in the world. It has a unique portfolio serving customers in a number of industries, including chemicals, energy, healthcare, metals, and electronics. Air Products generated $12.6 billion in revenue in fiscal 2023.
Executives
Jeffrey Kutz officer: VP, Controller & PAO 1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18106-5500
Seifi Ghasemi director 100 OVERLOOK CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Sean D Major officer: Executive VP & General Counsel 100 E. WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 2780, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Tonit M Calaway director HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, 3700 WEST JUNEAU AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Wayne Thomas Smith director 1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18106
Melissa N. Schaeffer officer: Senior Vice President and CFO 1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18106
Edward L Monser director
Lisa Ann Davis director 2555 TELEGRAPH RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302
Russell A Flugel officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O THE MOSAIC COMPANY, 101 EAST KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
Charles I Cogut director 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Samir Serhan officer: Executive Vice President 7201 HAMILTON BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Jennifer Grant officer: VP 7201 HAMILTON BLVD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
John D. Stanley officer: SR VP and General Counsel 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195-1501
Guillermo Novo officer: Senior V.P. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Painter Corning F. officer: Senior V.P. 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195-1501