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CNEY (CN Energy Group) Gross Margin % : 0.21% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is CN Energy Group Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. CN Energy Group's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.07 Mil. CN Energy Group's Revenue for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was $31.29 Mil. Therefore, CN Energy Group's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.21%.

Warning Sign:

CN Energy Group Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -40.3%.


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

CNEY' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.08   Med: 17.82   Max: 27.28
Current: 0.08


During the past 6 years, the highest Gross Margin % of CN Energy Group was 27.28%. The lowest was 0.08%. And the median was 17.82%.

CNEY's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
96.14% of 1504 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 22.12 vs CNEY: 0.08

CN Energy Group had a gross margin of 0.21% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for CN Energy Group was -40.30% per year.


CN Energy Group Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for CN Energy Group'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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CN Energy Group Gross Margin % Chart

CN Energy Group Annual Data
Trend Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 27.28 26.92 13.19 9.06 1.36

CN Energy Group Semi-Annual Data
Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
Gross Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.89 9.14 3.52 -0.03 0.21

Competitive Comparison of CN Energy Group's Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, CN Energy Group'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.


CN Energy Group's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, CN Energy Group's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CN Energy Group's Gross Margin % falls into.



CN Energy Group Gross Margin % Calculation

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

CN Energy Group's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Sep. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Sep. 2023 )
=0.8 / 57.899
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(57.899 - 57.11) / 57.899
=1.36 %

CN Energy Group'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 )
=0.1 / 31.285
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(31.285 - 31.22) / 31.285
=0.21 %

* 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.


CN Energy Group  (NAS:CNEY) 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

CN Energy Group had a gross margin of 0.21% 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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CN Energy Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 268 Shiniu Road, Building 2-B, Room 206, Liandu District, Zhejiang Province, Lishui, CHN
CN Energy Group Inc along with its subsidiaries is a manufacturer and supplier of wood-based activated carbon that is used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, industrial manufacturing, water purification, environmental protection, and food and beverage production and a producer of biomass electricity generated in the process of producing activated carbon. The firm generates a majority of its revenue from Activated carbon.