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Ceylon Cold Stores (COL:CCS.N0000) Gross Margin % : 14.75% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Ceylon Cold Stores Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Ceylon Cold Stores's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was රු5,638 Mil. Ceylon Cold Stores's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was රු38,235 Mil. Therefore, Ceylon Cold Stores's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 14.75%.


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

COL:CCS.N0000' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.11   Med: 12.23   Max: 17.17
Current: 13.8


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Ceylon Cold Stores was 17.17%. The lowest was 10.11%. And the median was 12.23%.

COL:CCS.N0000's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
93.58% of 109 companies
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 36.71 vs COL:CCS.N0000: 13.80

Ceylon Cold Stores had a gross margin of 14.75% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Ceylon Cold Stores was 0.80% per year.


Ceylon Cold Stores Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ceylon Cold Stores'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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Ceylon Cold Stores Gross Margin % Chart

Ceylon Cold Stores Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Gross Margin %
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Ceylon Cold Stores 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 12.84 11.61 14.38 14.29 14.75

Competitive Comparison of Ceylon Cold Stores's Gross Margin %

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Ceylon Cold Stores'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.


Ceylon Cold Stores's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ceylon Cold Stores's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ceylon Cold Stores's Gross Margin % falls into.



Ceylon Cold Stores Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Ceylon Cold Stores'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 )
=17497.5 / 139624.941
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(139624.941 - 122127.48) / 139624.941
=12.53 %

Ceylon Cold Stores'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 )
=5638.1 / 38235.496
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(38235.496 - 32597.402) / 38235.496
=14.75 %

* 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.


Ceylon Cold Stores  (COL:CCS.N0000) 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

Ceylon Cold Stores had a gross margin of 14.75% 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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Ceylon Cold Stores Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 148, Vauxhall Street, Colombo, LKA, 02
Ceylon Cold Stores PLC is a Sri Lankan company that is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of beverages and frozen confectionery. The company operates through two business segments namely Manufacturing and Supermarkets. It generates maximum revenue from the Supermarkets segment. The company offers carbonated soft drinks, including ginger beer, cream, and apple soda, raspberry flavored Necto, orange-flavored orange crush and orange barley, lemonade, dry ginger ale, and toni, bottled drinking water, energy drinks, and ice creams. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Sri Lanka.

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