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LG Electronics (LSE:LGLD) Gross Profit : $15,111 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is LG Electronics Gross Profit?

LG Electronics's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,630 Mil. LG Electronics's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $15,111 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. LG Electronics's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,630 Mil. LG Electronics's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $17,713 Mil. Therefore, LG Electronics's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 20.50%.

LG Electronics had a gross margin of 20.50% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of LG Electronics was 26.71%. The lowest was 22.78%. And the median was 24.42%.


LG Electronics Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for LG Electronics'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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LG Electronics Gross Profit Chart

LG Electronics 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 13,054.82 14,178.92 15,962.01 15,643.79 15,181.49

LG Electronics 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 3,273.12 3,958.56 3,766.43 3,756.06 3,630.21

Competitive Comparison of LG Electronics's Gross Profit

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, LG Electronics'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.


LG Electronics's Gross Profit Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, LG Electronics's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LG Electronics's Gross Profit falls into.



LG Electronics Gross Profit Calculation

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

LG Electronics'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
=64572.309 - 49390.817
=15,181

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

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=17712.506 - 14082.294
=3,630

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 $15,111 Mil.

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

LG Electronics'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
=3,630 / 17712.506
=20.50 %

* 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.


LG Electronics  (LSE:LGLD) 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

LG Electronics had a gross margin of 20.50% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins


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LG Electronics (LSE:LGLD) Business Description

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LG Electronics Inc is a South Korea-based company that produces a broad range of electronic products. Its businesses are the home entertainment segment, which produces and sells TVs and digital media products; the mobile communications segment, which produces and sells mobile communications equipment; the home appliance and air solutions segment, which produces and sells washing machines, refrigerators, and other products; the vehicle components segment, which designs and produces vehicle parts; the business solutions segment, which manufactures and sells PCs, solar panels, and other products; and Innotek, which sells substrates, sensors, and other items. The company generates the majority of total revenue from the home entertainment and home appliance and air solutions segments.

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