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Telecom Argentina (Telecom Argentina) Gross Profit

: $4,360 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)
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Telecom Argentina's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,088 Mil. Telecom Argentina's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,360 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Telecom Argentina's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,088 Mil. Telecom Argentina's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,849 Mil. Therefore, Telecom Argentina's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 73.31%.

Telecom Argentina had a gross margin of 73.31% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Telecom Argentina was 74.94%. The lowest was 68.79%. And the median was 73.26%.


Telecom Argentina Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telecom Argentina'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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Telecom Argentina Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5,985.85 8,166.37 18,673.73 9,993.09 4,189.31

Telecom Argentina Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Gross Profit 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5,038.72 814.69 754.74 702.03 2,088.28

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Telecom Argentina'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.


Telecom Argentina Gross Profit Distribution

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

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



Telecom Argentina Gross Profit Calculation

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

Telecom Argentina'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
=5703.881 - 1514.571
=4,189

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

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=2848.56 - 760.28
=2,088

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 $4,360 Mil.

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

Telecom Argentina'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
=2,088 / 2848.56
=73.31 %

* 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.


Telecom Argentina  (NYSE:TEO) 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

Telecom Argentina had a gross margin of 73.31% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage


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Telecom Argentina (Telecom Argentina) Business Description

Address
General Hornos 690, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1272ACK
Telecom Argentina SA offers its customers quadruple play services, combining mobile telephony services, cable television services, Internet services and fixed telephony services. It also provides other telephone-related services such as international long-distance and wholesale services, data transmission and IT solutions outsourcing and install, operate and develop cable television and data transmission services. The company provides services in Argentina (mobile, cable television, Internet and fixed and data services), Paraguay (mobile, Internet and satellite TV services), Uruguay (cable television services) and the United States (fixed wholesale services).

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