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Liberty Global (Liberty Global) Gross Profit : $5,107 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Liberty Global Gross Profit?

Liberty Global's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,212 Mil. Liberty Global's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,107 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Liberty Global's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,212 Mil. Liberty Global's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,921 Mil. Therefore, Liberty Global's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 63.12%.

Liberty Global had a gross margin of 63.12% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Liberty Global was 78.18%. The lowest was 68.17%. And the median was 72.34%.

Warning Sign:

Liberty Global Ltd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.1%.


Liberty Global Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Liberty Global'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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Liberty Global Gross Profit Chart

Liberty Global 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 7,985.00 8,224.80 7,293.70 5,110.00 5,106.70

Liberty Global Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1,257.90 1,297.70 1,292.30 1,304.50 1,212.20

Competitive Comparison of Liberty Global's Gross Profit

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Liberty Global'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.


Liberty Global's Gross Profit Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Liberty Global's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Liberty Global's Gross Profit falls into.



Liberty Global Gross Profit Calculation

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

Liberty Global'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
=7491.4 - 2384.7
=5,107

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

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=1920.5 - 708.3
=1,212

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 $5,107 Mil.

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

Liberty Global'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
=1,212 / 1920.5
=63.12 %

* 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.


Liberty Global  (NAS:LBTYB) 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

Liberty Global had a gross margin of 63.12% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage


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Liberty Global (Liberty Global) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
161 Hammersmith Road, Griffin House, London, GBR, W6 8BS
Liberty Global is a holding company with interests in several telecom companies in the U.K., Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, and Slovakia. Liberty is the owner of the main cable network in each of these geographies and has pursued a strategy since 2016 to merge or partner with mobile-network-operators to be able to offer converged services. Liberty also owns minority stakes in other media, entertainment, and cloud companies.