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Richard Pierismpany (COL:RICH.N0000) Gross Profit

: රු17,295 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)
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Richard Pierismpany's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු4,571 Mil. Richard Pierismpany's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was රු17,295 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Richard Pierismpany's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු4,571 Mil. Richard Pierismpany's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු19,534 Mil. Therefore, Richard Pierismpany's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.40%.

Richard Pierismpany had a gross margin of 23.40% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Richard Pierismpany was 29.28%. The lowest was 22.95%. And the median was 24.83%.


Richard Pierismpany Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Richard Pierismpany'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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Richard Pierismpany Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Profit
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13,503.76 12,800.28 14,202.72 19,509.41 23,189.28

Richard Pierismpany 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 5,229.44 4,753.87 3,890.03 4,080.77 4,570.79

Competitive Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Richard Pierismpany'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.


Richard Pierismpany Gross Profit Distribution

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Richard Pierismpany's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



Richard Pierismpany Gross Profit Calculation

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

Richard Pierismpany's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=79193.785 - 56004.507
=23,189

Richard Pierismpany's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=19534.462 - 14963.668
=4,571

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 රු17,295 Mil.

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

Richard Pierismpany'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
=4,571 / 19534.462
=23.40 %

* 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.


Richard Pierismpany  (COL:RICH.N0000) 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

Richard Pierismpany had a gross margin of 23.40% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins


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Richard Pierismpany (COL:RICH.N0000) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Number 310, High Level Road, Nawinna, Maharagama, LKA
Richard Pieris & Company PLC is a conglomerate that operates in various sectors including Rubber, Tyre, Plastic and furniture, Retail, Financial Services, Other Services, and Plantations. The company derives the majority of the revenue from a Retail segment that is involved in the sale of fast moving consumer goods, household goods, furniture and electronic goods and provides value-added services, such as bank service points, ATMs, credit card and mobile bill payment facilities. It operates a chain of Arpico Supercentres/Superstores, showrooms, and Arpico Daily Outlets. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Sri Lanka.

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