Eagle Materials (FRA:E5M) Gross Margin % : 32.32% (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Eagle Materials Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Eagle Materials's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €166 Mil. Eagle Materials's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €512 Mil. Therefore, Eagle Materials's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 32.32%.

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

FRA:E5M' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.26 Med: 24.8 Max: 31.12
Current: 31.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Eagle Materials was 31.12%. The lowest was 20.26%. And the median was 24.80%.

FRA:E5M's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
67.47% of 372 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 24.765 vs FRA:E5M: 31.12

Eagle Materials had a gross margin of 32.32% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Eagle Materials was 3.40% per year.

Eagle Materials Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eagle Materials's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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Eagle Materials Gross Margin % Chart

Eagle Materials Annual Data

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26.57

24.41

25.17

27.91

29.76

Eagle Materials 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															31.04	28.80	29.26	33.59	32.32

Competitive Comparison of Eagle Materials's Gross Margin %

For the Building Materials subindustry, Eagle 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.

Eagle Materials's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Eagle Materials's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eagle Materials's Gross Margin % falls into.

Eagle Materials Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Eagle Materials'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 )
	=	597.1	/	2006.296
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(2006.296 - 1409.222)	/	2006.296
	=	29.76 %

Eagle Materials'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 )
	=	165.6	/	512.45
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(512.45 - 346.814)	/	512.45
	=	32.32 %

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.

Eagle Materials (FRA:E5M) 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

Eagle Materials had a gross margin of 32.32% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

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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Eagle Materials (FRA:E5M) Business Description

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Address

5960 Berkshire Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX, USA, 75225

Website

http://www.eaglematerials.com

Eagle Materials Inc produces and sells construction products and building materials. Construction products include cement, slag, concrete, and aggregates and building materials include gypsum wallboard, and are sold to the construction and building industries. Basic materials used for oil and natural gas extraction include frac sand and oil well cement. The firm organizes itself into two sectors: Heavy Materials, which includes the Cement and Concrete and Aggregates segments, and Light Materials, which includes the Gypsum Wallboard and Recycled Paperboard segments.

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