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Asia Optical Co (TPE:3019) Gross Profit : NT$4,553 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Asia Optical Co Gross Profit?

Asia Optical Co's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$926 Mil. Asia Optical Co's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$4,553 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Asia Optical Co's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$926 Mil. Asia Optical Co's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$5,409 Mil. Therefore, Asia Optical Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 17.13%.

Asia Optical Co had a gross margin of 17.13% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 => No sustainable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Asia Optical Co was 20.67%. The lowest was 14.31%. And the median was 18.59%.

Warning Sign:

Asia Optical Co Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.3%.


Asia Optical Co Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Optical Co'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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Asia Optical Co Gross Profit Chart

Asia Optical Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,933.11 4,336.45 3,760.83 3,184.84 4,279.85

Asia Optical Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 653.64 985.77 1,471.61 1,168.82 926.41

Competitive Comparison of Asia Optical Co's Gross Profit

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Asia Optical Co'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.


Asia Optical Co's Gross Profit Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Asia Optical Co's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asia Optical Co's Gross Profit falls into.


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Asia Optical Co Gross Profit Calculation

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

Asia Optical Co's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=23047.473 - 18767.627
=4,280

Asia Optical Co's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2025 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=5409.219 - 4482.814
=926

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was NT$4,553 Mil.

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

Asia Optical Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2025 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=926 / 5409.219
=17.13 %

* 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.


Asia Optical Co  (TPE:3019) 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

Asia Optical Co had a gross margin of 17.13% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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Asia Optical Co Business Description

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Address
No. 22-3, South 2nd Road, Tanzi District, Taichung, TWN, 427058
Asia Optical Co Inc is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of optical components. The company provides optical lenses, precision glass molding lenses, aiming devices, imaging intercepting telescope parts, laser range finder parts, digital video disk (DVD) components, microscope components, and other products. Geographically the company distributes its products in Asian markets which generates key revenue, and America.

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