Legg Mason (Legg Mason) Gross Profit : $1,072 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2020)

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What is Legg Mason Gross Profit?

Legg Mason's gross profit for the three months ended in Jun. 2020 was $222 Mil. Legg Mason's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2020 was $1,072 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Legg Mason's gross profit for the three months ended in Jun. 2020 was $222 Mil. Legg Mason's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2020 was $666 Mil. Therefore, Legg Mason's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was 33.27%.

Legg Mason had a gross margin of 33.27% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Legg Mason was 37.20%. The lowest was 31.52%. And the median was 34.19%.

Legg Mason Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Legg Mason's Gross Profit can be seen below:

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Legg Mason Gross Profit Chart

Legg Mason Annual Data

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Gross Profit

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910.32

986.13

1,142.19

1,065.01

1,072.01

Legg Mason Quarterly Data
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Gross Profit	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															221.63	260.44	274.52	315.43	221.63

Competitive Comparison of Legg Mason's Gross Profit

For the Asset Management subindustry, Legg Mason'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.

Legg Mason's Gross Profit Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Legg Mason's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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

Legg Mason Gross Profit Calculation

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

Legg Mason's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2020 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2020 )	=	Revenue	-	Cost of Goods Sold
	=	2922.125	-	1850.115
	=	1,072

Legg Mason's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Jun. 2020 )	=	Revenue	-	Cost of Goods Sold
	=	666.186	-	444.557
	=	222

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2020 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,072 Mil.

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

Legg Mason's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Jun. 2020 )	=	Gross Profit (Q: Jun. 2020 )	/	Revenue (Q: Jun. 2020 )
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	222	/	666.186
	=	33.27 %

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.

Legg Mason (NYSE:LM) 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

Legg Mason had a gross margin of 33.27% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 => Competition eroding margins

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Legg Mason (Legg Mason) Business Description

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100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD, USA, 21202-1099

Website

https://www.leggmason.com

Legg Mason provides investment management services for institutional and individual investors. The firm had $783.4 billion in managed assets at the end of June, spread among its equity (25% of total AUM), fixed-income (57%), alternatives (9%), and money market (9%) investment platforms. Legg Mason uses a multiaffiliate business model, with its single- largest affiliate, Western Asset Management, accounting for more than 60% of managed assets. Other major affiliates include ClearBridge Investments (more than 15% of AUM), Brandywine (less than 10%), and Clarion Partners (less than 10%). The remaining affiliates--Martin Currie, Royce & Associates, EnTrustPermal, QS Investors, and RARE Infrastructure--each account for 2% or less of Legg Mason's managed assets.