The historical rank and industry rank for 5E Advanced Materials's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
FEAM's Gross Margin % is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 22.205 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Gross Margin % only.
5E Advanced Materials had a gross margin of % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for 5E Advanced Materials was 0.00% per year.
5E Advanced Materials Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for 5E Advanced Materials'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.
Competitive Comparison of 5E Advanced Materials's Gross Margin %
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, 5E Advanced Materials'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.
5E Advanced Materials's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, 5E Advanced Materials's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where 5E Advanced Materials's Gross Margin % falls into.
* 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.
5E Advanced Materials (NAS:FEAM) 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
5E Advanced Materials had a gross margin of % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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.
5E Advanced Materials Gross Margin % Related Terms
Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of 5E Advanced Materials's Gross Margin % provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.
5E Advanced Materials Inc is an exploration stage company focused on becoming a vertically integrated supplier of specialty boron and boron derivative materials whose mission is to enable decarbonization, increase food security, and ensure domestic supply of critical materials. It has a project located in southern California underpinned by a mineral resource that includes boron and lithium, with the boron being contained in a conventional boron mineral known as colemanite. The company seeks to extract and process the minerals into boric acid, boron materials, lithium carbonate, and potentially other co-products on a commercial scale.
Quick Browse
Personalize
Premium Gurus 
Create New Portfolio
Portfolio Contest
FEAM has been successfully added to your 