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Zaplox AB (FRA:8040) Gross Margin % : -15.93% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Zaplox AB Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Zaplox AB's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €-0.07 Mil. Zaplox AB's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €0.41 Mil. Therefore, Zaplox AB's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was -15.93%.


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

FRA:8040' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -603.06   Med: -124.68   Max: 313.34
Current: -18.38


During the past 10 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Zaplox AB was 313.34%. The lowest was -603.06%. And the median was -124.68%.

FRA:8040's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
97.54% of 2647 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.02 vs FRA:8040: -18.38

Zaplox AB had a gross margin of -15.93% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Zaplox AB was 49.50% per year.


Zaplox AB Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zaplox AB'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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Zaplox AB Gross Margin % Chart

Zaplox AB Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -280.17 -571.82 -329.45 -38.68 -18.58

Zaplox AB Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -32.35 -30.79 -16.89 -11.60 -15.93

Competitive Comparison of Zaplox AB's Gross Margin %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Zaplox AB'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.


Zaplox AB's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Zaplox AB's Gross Margin % falls into.


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Zaplox AB Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Zaplox AB's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-0.3 / 1.636
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1.636 - 1.94) / 1.636
=-18.58 %

Zaplox AB's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-0.1 / 0.408
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(0.408 - 0.473) / 0.408
=-15.93 %

* 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.


Zaplox AB  (FRA:8040) 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

Zaplox AB had a gross margin of -15.93% 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.


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Zaplox AB Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Scheelevagen 17, IDEON Science Park, Lund, SWE, 223 70
Zaplox AB is the provider of mobile commercial key solutions to hotels and holiday homes. Its offer hotels and their guests an app providing mobile guest journey from booking, pre-stay messages, check-in, access to the hotel room with a mobile key. The company's solutions also includes customized branding and promotional offers presented at the appropriate time and location.

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