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Hightech Payment Systems (CAS:HPS) Gross Margin % : 82.76% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Hightech Payment Systems Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Hightech Payment Systems's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was MAD504 Mil. Hightech Payment Systems's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was MAD610 Mil. Therefore, Hightech Payment Systems's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 82.76%.

Warning Sign:

Hightech Payment Systems SA gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.3%.


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

CAS:HPS' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 82.73   Med: 85.99   Max: 88.79
Current: 84.9


During the past 11 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Hightech Payment Systems was 88.79%. The lowest was 82.73%. And the median was 85.99%.

CAS:HPS's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
91.92% of 2649 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.43 vs CAS:HPS: 84.90

Hightech Payment Systems had a gross margin of 82.76% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Hightech Payment Systems was -1.30% per year.


Hightech Payment Systems Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hightech Payment Systems'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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Hightech Payment Systems Gross Margin % Chart

Hightech Payment Systems 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 88.13 85.77 82.94 82.73 84.90

Hightech Payment Systems Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 83.32 83.24 82.26 87.47 82.76

Competitive Comparison of Hightech Payment Systems's Gross Margin %

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Hightech Payment Systems'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.


Hightech Payment Systems's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Hightech Payment Systems's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hightech Payment Systems's Gross Margin % falls into.



Hightech Payment Systems Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Hightech Payment Systems'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 )
=948.1 / 1116.806
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1116.806 - 168.668) / 1116.806
=84.90 %

Hightech Payment Systems's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=504.4 / 609.502
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(609.502 - 105.085) / 609.502
=82.76 %

* 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.


Hightech Payment Systems  (CAS:HPS) 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

Hightech Payment Systems had a gross margin of 82.76% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable 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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Hightech Payment Systems Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1100, Boulevard Al Qods - Sidi Maarouf, Casablanca Nearshore Park, Shore 1, Casablanca, MAR, 20270
Hightech Payment Systems SA is the group that provides solutions and services involving electronic payment. The group offers are structured in the following business units - HPS Solutions, HPS Processing, HPS Services, Safety, and Other Products. HPS Solutions designs, develops, markets, installs, and supports a suite of multi-channel electronic payment solutions. PowerCARD software suite offers comprehensive, configurable and scalable solutions to meet the user needs. The company's software and services are sold covering many geographical areas such as Europe, Americas, Africa and the Middle East and Asia. The group's majority revenue is generated from the sale of HPS solutions.

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