* 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.
For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, Hellenic Exchanges - Athens Stock Exchange'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.
Hellenic Exchanges - Athens Stock Exchange's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry
* 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.
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
Hellenic Exchanges - Athens Stock Exchange had a gross margin of 69.46% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => 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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Hellenic Exchanges - Athens Stock Exchange SA or Athex Group consists of the Athens Stock Exchange as the parent company, and the Athens Exchange Clearing House and the Hellenic Central Securities Depository SA as its subsidiaries. The Athens Stock Exchange is the only stock exchange in Greece. The parent company and its subsidiaries operate the organized cash and derivatives markets, provide comprehensive informational technology solutions to the Greek capital market, and promote the development of capital markets in Greece. The group's revenue derives from its operational functions including listing, trading, clearing and settling, as well as depository services.
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