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China Tower (FRA:2Y1) Gross Margin % : 93.63% (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is China Tower Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. China Tower's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was €5,784 Mil. China Tower's Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was €6,178 Mil. Therefore, China Tower's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 93.63%.


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

FRA:2Y1' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 78.91   Med: 93.65   Max: 99.16
Current: 94.09


During the past 9 years, the highest Gross Margin % of China Tower was 99.16%. The lowest was 78.91%. And the median was 93.65%.

FRA:2Y1's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
98.28% of 349 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 49.5 vs FRA:2Y1: 94.09

China Tower had a gross margin of 93.63% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for China Tower was 1.30% per year.


China Tower Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Tower'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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China Tower Gross Margin % Chart

China Tower Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 99.16 94.29 94.04 93.65 94.26

China Tower Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 94.20 93.11 93.98 94.54 93.63

Competitive Comparison of China Tower's Gross Margin %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, China Tower'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.


China Tower's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, China Tower's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Tower's Gross Margin % falls into.



China Tower Gross Margin % Calculation

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

China Tower's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=11380.8 / 12073.367
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(12073.367 - 692.611) / 12073.367
=94.26 %

China Tower's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Jun. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Jun. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=5784.5 / 6178.266
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(6178.266 - 393.769) / 6178.266
=93.63 %

* 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.


China Tower  (FRA:2Y1) 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

China Tower had a gross margin of 93.63% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 => 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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China Tower Business Description

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Address
Yard No. 9, Dongran North Street, Room 101, LG1 to 3rd Floor, Building 14, China Tower Industrial Park, Haidian District, Beijing, CHN
China Tower Corp Ltd is a telecommunications tower infrastructure service provider. The Company is principally engaged in the construction, maintenance, and operation of base station ancillary facilities such as telecommunications towers, public network coverage in high-speed railways and subways, and large-scale indoor Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS). The business of the company includes Tower business; DAS business; Smart Tower business and Energy business. It generates maximum revenue from the Tower business.

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