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Nilachal Refractories (BOM:502294) Gross Margin % : 20.71% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Nilachal Refractories Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Nilachal Refractories's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹0.90 Mil. Nilachal Refractories's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹4.37 Mil. Therefore, Nilachal Refractories's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 20.71%.


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

BOM:502294' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -105.53   Med: -4.99   Max: 49.68
Current: 39.41


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Nilachal Refractories was 49.68%. The lowest was -105.53%. And the median was -4.99%.

BOM:502294's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
81.12% of 376 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 25.38 vs BOM:502294: 39.41

Nilachal Refractories had a gross margin of 20.71% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Nilachal Refractories was 0.00% per year.


Nilachal Refractories Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nilachal Refractories'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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Nilachal Refractories Gross Margin % Chart

Nilachal Refractories Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -13.52 3.54 48.02 49.68 41.92

Nilachal Refractories 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 155.67 42.84 35.29 82.11 20.71

Competitive Comparison of Nilachal Refractories's Gross Margin %

For the Building Materials subindustry, Nilachal Refractories'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.


Nilachal Refractories's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Nilachal Refractories's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nilachal Refractories's Gross Margin % falls into.



Nilachal Refractories Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Nilachal Refractories's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2024 )
=5.4 / 12.925
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(12.925 - 7.507) / 12.925
=41.92 %

Nilachal Refractories'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 )
=0.9 / 4.366
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(4.366 - 3.462) / 4.366
=20.71 %

* 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.


Nilachal Refractories  (BOM:502294) 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

Nilachal Refractories had a gross margin of 20.71% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins


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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Nilachal Refractories (BOM:502294) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Lewis Road, Plot No. 598/599, Kedarnath Apartment, Mahabir Nagar, Bhubaneswar, OR, IND, 751002
Nilachal Refractories Ltd is an Indian company which is engaged in manufacturing of refractory motors, refractory bricks, refractory ceramic products and other. The product range of the company includes fireclay and high alumina refractories for blast furnaces, coke ovens steel teeming ladles, reheating furnaces, continuous casting units and refractories for non-ferrous industries, spall resistant bricks for severe thermal shock areas. It also manufactures alumina-based abrasion resistant bricks as well as thermal spalling resistant bricks for critical applications in ferrous and non-ferrous industries, high alumina abrasion resistant refractories and slide plate accessories.

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