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Data Applications Co (Data Applications Co) Gross Margin % : 70.62% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Data Applications Co Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Data Applications Co's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.37 Mil. Data Applications Co's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.78 Mil. Therefore, Data Applications Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 70.62%.

Warning Sign:

Data Applications Co Ltd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -3.2%.


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

DAPIF' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 70.74   Med: 79.6   Max: 82.18
Current: 73.13


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Data Applications Co was 82.18%. The lowest was 70.74%. And the median was 79.60%.

DAPIF's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
81.12% of 2638 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.845 vs DAPIF: 73.13

Data Applications Co had a gross margin of 70.62% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Data Applications Co was -3.20% per year.


Data Applications Co Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Data Applications Co'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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Data Applications Co Gross Margin % Chart

Data Applications Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 80.39 79.18 74.33 70.74 71.34

Data Applications Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 70.25 71.46 73.90 75.89 70.62

Competitive Comparison of Data Applications Co's Gross Margin %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Data Applications Co'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.


Data Applications Co's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Data Applications Co's Gross Margin % falls into.



Data Applications Co Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Data Applications Co's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2023 )
=13.3 / 18.677
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(18.677 - 5.352) / 18.677
=71.34 %

Data Applications Co'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 )
=3.4 / 4.775
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(4.775 - 1.403) / 4.775
=70.62 %

* 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.


Data Applications Co  (GREY:DAPIF) 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

Data Applications Co had a gross margin of 70.62% 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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Data Applications Co (Data Applications Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1-3-8 Nihonbashi Ningyocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 103-0013
Data Applications Co Ltd is engaged in the product development, sales and consulting of inter company data exchange middleware and in house application cooperation middleware. The solutions offered by the company include Internet EDI, circulating BMS, PSTN migration, data linkage, transition, and conversion.

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