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Padmanabh IndustriesBOM:526905 +4.16%31 Gross Margin % is 9.75% as of Jun. 2026, which is 25% below its 10-year median of 13.07. GuruFocus rates BOM:526905 with a GF Score™ of 31/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,560 Chemicals companies, Padmanabh Industries ranks worse than 93.21% on this metric.
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
Padmanabh Industries had a gross margin of 9.75% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 => 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.
Padmanabh Industries Gross Margin % Related Terms
Padmanabh Industries Gross Margin % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Padmanabh Industries'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.
BOM:526905 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Gross Margin % Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Padmanabh Industries'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.
Padmanabh Industries Gross Margin % vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Padmanabh Industries's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Padmanabh Industries's Gross Margin % falls into.
* 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.
Padmanabh Industries (BOM:526905) has a Gross Margin % of 9.75% as of Jun. 2026. Gross margin is the ratio of total gross profit to net sales. View historical data on Padmanabh Industries and its competitors. This is 25% below median its historical median of 13.07. According to the industry distribution chart, Padmanabh Industries ranks #1454 out of 1560 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 93.2%.
Is Padmanabh Industries' Gross Margin % too high?
Padmanabh Industries' current Gross Margin % of 9.75% is 25% below median its 10-year median of 13.07. The Chemicals industry median Gross Margin % is 23.57. Padmanabh Industries' value of 9.75% is 58.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Padmanabh Industries ranks #1454 out of 1560 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Padmanabh Industries has a GF Score™ of 31/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Padmanabh Industries' Gross Margin % compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Padmanabh Industries ranks #1454 out of 1560 companies for Gross Margin %. This places Padmanabh Industries in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Gross Margin % is 23.57. Padmanabh Industries' value of 9.75% is 58.6% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 13.07 vs. the industry median of 23.57, Padmanabh Industries has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Gross Margin % for a Chemicals company?
The median Gross Margin % among Chemicals companies is 23.57, based on 1,560 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Gross Margin % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Gross Margin % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Padmanabh Industries's current Gross Margin % of 9.75% is 58.6% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Gross Margin % mean?
A high Gross Margin % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Gross margin is the ratio of total gross profit to net sales. View historical data on Padmanabh Industries and its competitors. For the Chemicals industry, the median Gross Margin % is 23.57 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Padmanabh Industries's current Gross Margin % is 9.75%, which is 25% below median its own 10-year median of 13.07. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Padmanabh Industries stock overvalued right now?
Padmanabh Industries (BOM:526905) has a current Gross Margin % of 9.75%. The current Gross Margin % is 9.75%, which is 25% below median its 10-year median of 13.07 and 58.6% below the Chemicals industry median of 23.57. Padmanabh Industries' overall GF Score™ is 31/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Gross Margin % calculated?
Gross Margin % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Padmanabh Industries (BOM:526905), the current Gross Margin % is 9.75% as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Padmanabh Industries Ltd is engaged in the business of Trading Activities. The company produces, manufactures, refines, manipulates, uses, buys, imports, or otherwise acquires, uses, sells, distributes, exports, deals in, and disposes of dyes and chemicals (synthetic or non-synthetic), coal-tar, dyes, dyes intermediates, and dyes of all other types and descriptions pharmaceutical surface active agents. It also engaged in the business of Builders, Masoners, and General Construction and Contractors and carries on the business of the proprietors of lands, flats, maisonettes, dwelling houses, shops, offices, industrial estates, lessees of lands, flats, and other immoveable properties and for these purposes to purchase, take on lease.
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