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Allied Digital Services (BOM:532875) Gross Margin % : 18.34% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Allied Digital Services Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Allied Digital Services's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹324 Mil. Allied Digital Services's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹1,768 Mil. Therefore, Allied Digital Services's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 18.34%.

Warning Sign:

Allied Digital Services Ltd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -6.7%.


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

BOM:532875' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.61   Med: 27.68   Max: 36.8
Current: 20.61


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Allied Digital Services was 36.80%. The lowest was 20.61%. And the median was 27.68%.

BOM:532875's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
81.13% of 2629 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.73 vs BOM:532875: 20.61

Allied Digital Services had a gross margin of 18.34% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Allied Digital Services was -6.70% per year.


Allied Digital Services Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Allied Digital Services'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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Allied Digital Services Gross Margin % Chart

Allied Digital Services 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 28.04 25.25 27.32 22.54 20.61

Allied Digital Services 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 21.49 20.22 21.37 22.60 18.34

Competitive Comparison of Allied Digital Services's Gross Margin %

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Allied Digital Services'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.


Allied Digital Services's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Allied Digital Services's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Allied Digital Services's Gross Margin % falls into.



Allied Digital Services Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Allied Digital Services'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 )
=1416.2 / 6870.7
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(6870.7 - 5454.5) / 6870.7
=20.61 %

Allied Digital Services'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 )
=324.2 / 1767.7
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1767.7 - 1443.5) / 1767.7
=18.34 %

* 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.


Allied Digital Services  (BOM:532875) 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

Allied Digital Services had a gross margin of 18.34% 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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Allied Digital Services (BOM:532875) Business Description

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Address
NCPA Road, Block No. III, Nariman Point, Premises No. 13A, 13th Floor, Earnest House, Backbay Reclamation, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 021
Allied Digital Services Ltd is an Indian-based information technology service and solutions offering company. The company provides a wide range of information technology and consultancy services such as infrastructure services, end-user IT support, IT asset lifecycle, enterprise applications, and integrated solutions. The business activity of the firm is operated through the Enterprise Computing based Solutions and Infrastructure Management based Solutions segments. Geographically the business presence of the firm is seen across the region of India, the United States, the UK, Singapore, Australia, Ireland, Brazil, Japan, and China.

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