Ferrellgas Partners LP's gross profit for the
three
months ended in Jan. 2024 was $328 Mil. Ferrellgas Partners LP's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,002 Mil.
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Ferrellgas Partners LP's Gross Profit
For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Ferrellgas Partners LP'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.
Ferrellgas Partners LP's Gross Profit Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Ferrellgas Partners LP's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ferrellgas Partners LP's Gross Profit falls into.
Ferrellgas Partners LP Gross Profit Calculation
Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.
Ferrellgas Partners LP's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as
Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,002 Mil.
Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.
* 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.
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
Ferrellgas Partners LP had a gross margin of 53.83% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage
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Ferrellgas Partners LP (Ferrellgas Partners LP) Business Description
Ferrellgas Partners LP operates as a propane distributor. Its operations primarily include the distribution and sale of propane and related equipment and supplies within the Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest regions of the United States. The firm caters to residential, industrial, commercial, portable tank exchange, agricultural, wholesale and other, customers. Ferrellgas earns revenue primarily through the distribution of propane, as well as through the sale of propane related equipment and supplies.
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