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Saab AB (FRA:SDV1) Gross Margin % : 20.56% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Saab AB Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Saab AB's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €373 Mil. Saab AB's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €1,813 Mil. Therefore, Saab AB's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 20.56%.


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

FRA:SDV1' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.02   Med: 22.25   Max: 24.04
Current: 21.43


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Saab AB was 24.04%. The lowest was 16.02%. And the median was 22.25%.

FRA:SDV1's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
61.59% of 302 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 25.465 vs FRA:SDV1: 21.43

Saab AB had a gross margin of 20.56% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Saab AB was 1.90% per year.


Saab AB Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Saab 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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Saab AB Gross Margin % Chart

Saab 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 16.02 20.96 21.15 21.82 21.43

Saab 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 21.81 21.75 22.28 21.50 20.56

Competitive Comparison of Saab AB's Gross Margin %

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Saab 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.


Saab AB's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Saab AB's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Saab AB Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Saab 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 )
=1187.8 / 5542.304
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(5542.304 - 4354.487) / 5542.304
=21.43 %

Saab 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 )
=372.6 / 1812.631
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1812.631 - 1440.02) / 1812.631
=20.56 %

* 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.


Saab AB  (FRA:SDV1) 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

Saab AB had a gross margin of 20.56% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 => 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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Saab AB Business Description

Address
Olof Palmes gata 17, 5th Floor, Stockholm, SWE, SE-111 22
Saab supplies products and services for military, defense, and civil security. The company operates in four segments: aeronautics, dynamics, surveillance, and Kockums. Aeronautics involves the manufacturing and support of defense and commercial aerial systems. Dynamics produces combat weapons and defense training and management systems. Surveillance supplies security services, and creates traffic management technology and aviation parts. Kockums offers solutions for naval missions. Over three fourths of Saab's sales are from the defense sector. The company sells to multiple geographic regions, but over half of its sales come from Europe.

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