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Paramount Global (Paramount Global) Gross Profit : $7,264 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Paramount Global Gross Profit?

Paramount Global's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,493 Mil. Paramount Global's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $7,264 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Paramount Global's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,493 Mil. Paramount Global's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $7,638 Mil. Therefore, Paramount Global's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 32.64%.

Paramount Global had a gross margin of 32.64% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Paramount Global was 41.73%. The lowest was 24.50%. And the median was 38.34%.

Warning Sign:

Paramount Global gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -8.4%.


Paramount Global Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Paramount 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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Paramount Global Gross Profit Chart

Paramount 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 10,285.00 10,293.00 10,842.00 10,309.00 7,264.00

Paramount 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 2,648.00 627.00 1,692.00 2,452.00 2,493.00

Competitive Comparison of Paramount Global's Gross Profit

For the Entertainment subindustry, Paramount 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.


Paramount Global's Gross Profit Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Paramount Global's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



Paramount Global Gross Profit Calculation

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

Paramount 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
=29652 - 22388
=7,264

Paramount 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
=7638 - 5145
=2,493

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 $7,264 Mil.

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

Paramount 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
=2,493 / 7638
=32.64 %

* 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.


Paramount Global  (NAS:PARA) 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

Paramount Global had a gross margin of 32.64% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins


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Paramount Global (Paramount Global) Business Description

Address
1515 Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Paramount Global is the rebranded recombination of CBS and Viacom that has created a media conglomerate with global scale. CBS contributed Showtime in addition to its television assets--the CBS television network, 28 local TV stations, and 50% of CW, a joint venture between CBS and WarnerMedia. Viacom brought several leading cable network properties, including Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, Comedy Central, VH1, CMT, and Paramount. Paramount Pictures produces original motion pictures and owns a library of 2,500 films, including the Mission: Impossible and Transformers series. Paramount operates a number of streaming services, most notably Paramount+ and Pluto TV.
Executives
Dawn Ostroff director 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD, SANTA MONICA CA 91405
Sumner M. Redstone National Amusements Part B General Trust director, 10 percent owner 846 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, NORWORD MA 02062
National Amusements Inc /md/ director, 10 percent owner 846 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, NORWOOD MA 02062
Naveen K. Chopra officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O 2160 GOLD STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Linda M Griego director SOUTHWEST WATER CO, 624 SO. GRAND, STE 2900, LOS ANGELES CA 90017
Phillips Jr Charles E director 113 WEST 88TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10024
Shari Redstone director, officer: Vice Chair C/O CBS CORPORATION, 51 WEST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Frederick Terrell director 17 STATE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Nicole Seligman director C/O VIACOM INC., 1515 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Christina Spade officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 11 PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001
Barbara M Byrne director C/O CBS CORPORATION, 51 WEST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Christa A Dalimonte officer: EVP, General Counsel & Secy C/O VIACOM INC., 1515 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ronald L Nelson director
Judith Mchale director C/O RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION, 650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robert M Bakish director, officer: President and CEO AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803

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