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Equifax (Equifax) Gross Profit : $2,970 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Equifax Gross Profit?

Equifax's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $762 Mil. Equifax's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $2,970 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Equifax's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $762 Mil. Equifax's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,389 Mil. Therefore, Equifax's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 54.82%.

Equifax had a gross margin of 54.82% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Equifax was 66.68%. The lowest was 55.49%. And the median was 58.84%.


Equifax Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Equifax'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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Equifax Gross Profit Chart

Equifax 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 1,985.90 2,390.10 2,943.00 2,945.00 2,930.10

Equifax Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 721.60 729.60 733.90 744.90 761.70

Competitive Comparison of Equifax's Gross Profit

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Equifax'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.


Equifax's Gross Profit Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Equifax's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



Equifax Gross Profit Calculation

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

Equifax'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
=5265.2 - 2335.1
=2,930

Equifax's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=1389.4 - 627.7
=762

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2,970 Mil.

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

Equifax's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=762 / 1389.4
=54.82 %

* 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.


Equifax  (NYSE:EFX) 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

Equifax had a gross margin of 54.82% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage


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Equifax (Equifax) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1550 Peachtree Street N.W., Atlanta, GA, USA, 30309
Along with Experian and TransUnion, Equifax is one of the leading credit bureaus in the United States. Equifax's credit reports provide credit histories on millions of consumers, and the firm's services are critical to lenders' credit decisions. In addition, about a third of the firm's revenue comes from workforce solutions, which provides income verification and employer human resources services. Equifax generates over 20% of its revenue from outside the United States.
Executives
Kelley John J Iii officer: CVP & CLC 1550 PEACHTREE STREET, NW, ATLANTA GA 30309
Julia A Houston officer: Chief Transformation Officer 1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST, ATLANTA GA 30338
Rodolfo O Ploder officer: Group Executive C/O EQUIFAX INC., 1550 PEACHTREE STREET NW, ATLANTA GA 30309
Bryson R Koehler officer: Chief Technology Officer 1550 PEACHTREE STREET NW, ATLANTA GA 30309
Mark W Begor director, officer: CEO 181 METRO DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Melissa D Goodwin director C/O WRIGHT EXPRESS CORPORATION, 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
Gamble John W Jr officer: CVP & CFO ONE LEXMARK CENTRE DR, 740 WEST NEW CIRCLE RD, LEXINGTON KY 40550
James M Griggs officer: SVP & Corp Controller 1550 PEACHTREE STREET NW, ATLANTA GA 30309
Carla Chaney officer: CVP & Chief HR Officer 5302 LAKE VIEW CLUB, DUNWOODY GA 30338
Todd Michael Horvath officer: EVP, President USIS EQUIFAX INC, 1550 PEACHTREE STREET NW, ATLANTA GA 30309
Karen Linn Fichuk director EQUIFAX INC., 1550 PEACHTREE STREET NW, ATLANTA GA 30309
Lisa M Nelson officer: President-International EQUIFAX INC., 1550 PEACHTREE STREET NW, ATLANTA GA 30309
Sid Singh officer: President - USIS 1550 PEACHTREE STREET NW, ATLANTA GA 30309
Prasanna Dhore officer: Chief Data & Analytics Officer 10375 PROFESSIONAL CIRCLE, RENO NV 89521
Audrey B Tillman director 1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999

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