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Australian Agricultural Co (Australian Agricultural Co) Gross Margin % : -31.00% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Australian Agricultural Co Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Australian Agricultural Co's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-33.3 Mil. Australian Agricultural Co's Revenue for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $107.4 Mil. Therefore, Australian Agricultural Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was -31.00%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Australian Agricultural Co's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

ASAGF' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -17.57   Med: 7.13   Max: 124.34
Current: -7.7


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Australian Agricultural Co was 124.34%. The lowest was -17.57%. And the median was 7.13%.

ASAGF's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
97.23% of 1807 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 25.03 vs ASAGF: -7.70

Australian Agricultural Co had a gross margin of -31.00% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Australian Agricultural Co was 0.00% per year.


Australian Agricultural Co Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Australian Agricultural Co's Gross Margin % 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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Australian Agricultural Co Gross Margin % Chart

Australian Agricultural Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -15.11 57.09 72.91 124.34 59.62

Australian Agricultural Co Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Gross Margin % 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 131.40 116.69 97.37 18.32 -31.00

Competitive Comparison of Australian Agricultural Co's Gross Margin %

For the Farm Products subindustry, Australian Agricultural Co's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % 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.


Australian Agricultural Co's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Australian Agricultural Co's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Australian Agricultural Co's Gross Margin % falls into.



Australian Agricultural Co Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue.

Australian Agricultural Co's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2023 )
=124.7 / 209.228
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(209.228 - 84.492) / 209.228
=59.62 %

Australian Agricultural Co's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-33.3 / 107.38
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(107.38 - 140.67) / 107.38
=-31.00 %

* 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.


Australian Agricultural Co  (OTCPK:ASAGF) Gross Margin % 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

Australian Agricultural Co had a gross margin of -31.00% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage


Be Aware

If a company loses its competitive advantages, usually its gross margin declines well before its sales declines. Watching Gross Margin % and Operating Margin % closely helps avoid value trap situations.


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Australian Agricultural Co (Australian Agricultural Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
76 Skyring Terrace, Level 1, Tower A, Gasworks Plaza, Newstead, Brisbane, QLD, AUS, 4006
Australian Agricultural Co Ltd raises cattle in Australia to process and export all over the world. It specializes in grass-fed beef, grain-fed beef, and a Japanese-style beef. The company invests in research and technologies to ensure high quality and enhance productivity. The technologies may focus on performance evaluations, feed efficiency, or disease testing. More opportunities for gathering data exist because the cattle are owned throughout the entire supply chain. The company's processing facility works to get the beef out on a timely basis and will turn to third parties in times of a shortage. The company distributes the beef by tailoring its route-to-market model to capitalize on regional opportunities.