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BPOSY (Bpost de Droit Public) Gross Margin % : 0.59% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Bpost de Droit Public Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Bpost de Droit Public's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $7 Mil. Bpost de Droit Public's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $1,133 Mil. Therefore, Bpost de Droit Public's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.59%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Bpost de Droit Public's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

BPOSY' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.67   Med: 13.08   Max: 19.69
Current: 11.47


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Bpost de Droit Public was 19.69%. The lowest was 8.67%. And the median was 13.08%.

BPOSY's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
73.78% of 946 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 19.835 vs BPOSY: 11.47

Bpost de Droit Public had a gross margin of 0.59% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Bpost de Droit Public was 6.40% per year.


Bpost de Droit Public Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bpost de Droit Public'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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Bpost de Droit Public Gross Margin % Chart

Bpost de Droit Public 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 12.77 10.46 13.31 12.60 12.84

Bpost de Droit Public Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 3.31 30.09 6.49 4.82 0.59

Competitive Comparison of Bpost de Droit Public's Gross Margin %

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Bpost de Droit Public'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.


Bpost de Droit Public's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Bpost de Droit Public's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bpost de Droit Public's Gross Margin % falls into.



Bpost de Droit Public Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Bpost de Droit Public'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 )
=596.3 / 4642.966
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(4642.966 - 4046.674) / 4642.966
=12.84 %

Bpost de Droit Public's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=6.7 / 1132.519
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1132.519 - 1125.86) / 1132.519
=0.59 %

* 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.


Bpost de Droit Public  (OTCPK:BPOSY) 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

Bpost de Droit Public had a gross margin of 0.59% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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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Bpost de Droit Public Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Boulevard Anspach 1, P.O. Box. 1, Brussels, BEL, 1000
Bpost SA de Droit Public is a postal services and logistics solutions provider in Belgium. The company has three business units: Belgium, E-Logistics Eurasia and E-Logistics North America.

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