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DWMNF (DOWA Holdings Co) Gross Margin % : 13.96% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is DOWA Holdings Co Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. DOWA Holdings Co's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $160 Mil. DOWA Holdings Co's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $1,144 Mil. Therefore, DOWA Holdings Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 13.96%.

Warning Sign:

DOWA Holdings Co Ltd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -2.3%.


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

DWMNF' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.36   Med: 13   Max: 17.04
Current: 12.97


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of DOWA Holdings Co was 17.04%. The lowest was 11.36%. And the median was 13.00%.

DWMNF's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
65.56% of 691 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 20.33 vs DWMNF: 12.97

DOWA Holdings Co had a gross margin of 13.96% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for DOWA Holdings Co was -2.30% per year.


DOWA Holdings Co Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for DOWA Holdings 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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DOWA Holdings Co Gross Margin % Chart

DOWA Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.09 12.90 12.79 11.64 11.36

DOWA Holdings Co 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 10.69 12.28 12.30 13.36 13.96

Competitive Comparison of DOWA Holdings Co's Gross Margin %

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, DOWA Holdings 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.


DOWA Holdings Co's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, DOWA Holdings Co's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



DOWA Holdings Co Gross Margin % Calculation

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

DOWA Holdings Co'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 )
=543.6 / 4787.083
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(4787.083 - 4243.452) / 4787.083
=11.36 %

DOWA Holdings Co'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 )
=159.8 / 1144.417
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1144.417 - 984.645) / 1144.417
=13.96 %

* 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.


DOWA Holdings Co  (OTCPK:DWMNF) 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

DOWA Holdings Co had a gross margin of 13.96% 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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DOWA Holdings Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
14-1, Sotokanda 4-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0021
DOWA Holdings Co Ltd is a Japan-based holding company, with five main business segments. The nonferrous metals segment generates roughly half of group revenue via the production and sale of copper, zinc, lead, gold, silver, and platinum, among other metals. In the environmental management and recycling division, the group engages in waste treatment, soil remediation, resource recycling, and logistics. In the electronic materials segment, the group produces and sells high-purity metal materials, compound semiconductor wafers, conductive materials, battery materials, magnetic materials, reduced iron powder, and other materials. In the metal processing segment, the group produces and sells copper, brass and copper alloy strips, electroplated products, brass rods, and metal-ceramic substrates.

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