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Werner Enterprises (Werner Enterprises) Gross Profit

: $424 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)
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Werner Enterprises's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $103 Mil. Werner Enterprises's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $424 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Werner Enterprises's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $103 Mil. Werner Enterprises's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $822 Mil. Therefore, Werner Enterprises's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.58%.

Werner Enterprises had a gross margin of 12.58% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Werner Enterprises was 19.43%. The lowest was 12.90%. And the median was 16.65%.

Warning Sign:

Werner Enterprises Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -4.9%.


Werner Enterprises Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Werner Enterprises'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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Werner Enterprises 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 427.41 460.90 477.93 521.59 423.65

Werner Enterprises 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 142.62 110.22 110.04 100.00 103.40

Competitive Comparison

For the Trucking subindustry, Werner Enterprises'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.


Werner Enterprises Gross Profit Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Werner Enterprises's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



Werner Enterprises Gross Profit Calculation

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

Werner Enterprises'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
=3283.499 - 2859.846
=424

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

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=821.945 - 718.548
=103

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 $424 Mil.

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

Werner Enterprises'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
=103 / 821.945
=12.58 %

* 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.


Werner Enterprises  (NAS:WERN) 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

Werner Enterprises had a gross margin of 12.58% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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Werner Enterprises (Werner Enterprises) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
14507 Frontier Road, Post Office Box 45308, Omaha, NE, USA, 68145-0308
Werner Enterprises Inc ranks among the top five full-truckload carriers by revenue, with a fleet of more than 7,800 tractors, including owner-operators. The company has two reportable segments - TTS and Werner Logistics. It derives about 80% of its top line from a wide array of full-truckload shipping services (including dedicated contract carriage; roughly 20% comes from non-asset based logistics operations, including truck brokerage.
Executives
Michelle D. Greene director 1141 N. OLD WORLD 3RD STREET, UNIT # 2414, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Christopher D Wikoff officer: Exec VP - Treasurer & CFO P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Eric J Downing officer: Exec VP and COO P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Carmen A Tapio director P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Michelle Dye Livingstone director P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Scott C Arves director SCHNEIDER NATIONAL, INC., P.O. BOX 2545, GREEN BAY WI 54306
Alexi Wellman director ALTABA, 140 E 45TH STREET, 15TH FLOOR, SUITE 15A, NEW YORK NY 10017
Vikram Mansharamani director P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Jim S Schelbe officer: Vice President - Sales C/O WERNER ENTERPRISES INC, PO BO X45308, OMAHA NE 68415-0308
H Marty Nordlund officer: Senior VP-Specialized Services PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145-0308
Derek J Leathers officer: Senior VP - Van PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145-0308
Craig T Callahan officer: VP Logistics & Corporate Sales P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Clarence L Werner director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Daragh P Mahon officer: Executive Vice President & CIO P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
James Lynn Johnson officer: Vice President - Controller PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145-0308