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CLPS (CLPS) Gross Margin % : 21.94% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is CLPS Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. CLPS's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $15.8 Mil. CLPS's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $71.8 Mil. Therefore, CLPS's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 21.94%.

Warning Sign:

CLPS Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -8.9%.


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

CLPS' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 21.86   Med: 35.45   Max: 40.47
Current: 21.86


During the past 8 years, the highest Gross Margin % of CLPS was 40.47%. The lowest was 21.86%. And the median was 35.45%.

CLPS's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
78.67% of 2625 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.71 vs CLPS: 21.86

CLPS had a gross margin of 21.94% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for CLPS was -8.90% per year.


CLPS Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for CLPS'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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CLPS Gross Margin % Chart

CLPS Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 36.58 34.80 31.87 26.96 22.93

CLPS Semi-Annual Data
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 29.39 24.54 24.05 21.77 21.94

Competitive Comparison of CLPS's Gross Margin %

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, CLPS'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.


CLPS's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



CLPS Gross Margin % Calculation

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

CLPS's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Jun. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Jun. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Jun. 2023 )
=34.5 / 150.357
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(150.357 - 115.875) / 150.357
=22.93 %

CLPS'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 )
=15.8 / 71.774
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(71.774 - 56.024) / 71.774
=21.94 %

* 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.


CLPS  (NAS:CLPS) 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

CLPS had a gross margin of 21.94% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => 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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CLPS (CLPS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
c/o Unit 1000, 10th Floor, Millennium City III, 378 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
CLPS Inc is a holding company. The company through its subsidiaries provides information technology consulting and solutions institutions in banking, insurance, and financial sectors, both in China and globally. Its products are Risk Control Platform, Transaction Acquiring Platform, Debt Collection Platform, Virtual Bank Training Platform, Credit Card System, and other related products. The company generates its revenue from IT consulting service, Customized IT solution service, and other. Generating majority of its revenue from the IT consulting service.