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Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL (BKK:CTW) Gross Margin % : 7.06% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿110 Mil. Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿1,557 Mil. Therefore, Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 7.06%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:CTW' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.81   Med: 7.19   Max: 14.61
Current: 5.41


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL was 14.61%. The lowest was -0.81%. And the median was 7.19%.

BKK:CTW's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
94.53% of 2942 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 26.47 vs BKK:CTW: 5.41

Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL had a gross margin of 7.06% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL was 0.00% per year.


Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL'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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Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL Gross Margin % Chart

Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.52 14.61 -0.81 3.09 3.60

Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -0.99 -5.39 7.21 9.97 7.06

Competitive Comparison of Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL's Gross Margin %

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL'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.


Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL's Gross Margin % falls into.



Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=208.4 / 5790.252
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(5790.252 - 5581.849) / 5790.252
=3.60 %

Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=110 / 1556.86
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1556.86 - 1446.871) / 1556.86
=7.06 %

* 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.


Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL  (BKK:CTW) 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

Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL had a gross margin of 7.06% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => 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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Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL (BKK:CTW) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Debaratana Road, 589/71 Central City Tower, 12A Floor, North Bangna, Bangna, Bangkok, THA, 10260
Charoong Thai Wire & Cable PCL is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of electric wire and cables and telephone cables. The reportable segments of the company are the power cable segment which consists of aluminum conductor power cable, copper conductor power cable and high voltage power cable, communication cable segment, enameled and non-enameled wire segment which consist of enameled copper wire, enameled aluminum wire and non-enameled copper wire, and fiber optic cable segment. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the enameled and non-enameled wire segments.

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