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What is Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co Gross Margin %?
Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals CoHKSE:02502 +5.08%42 Gross Margin % is 0.72% as of Dec. 2025, which is 91% below its 10-year median of 7.90. GuruFocus rates HKSE:02502 with a GF Score™ of 42/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,559 Chemicals companies, Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co ranks worse than 95.06% on this metric.
Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co (HKSE:02502) 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
Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co had a gross margin of 0.72% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 => 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.
Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co Gross Margin % Related Terms
Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co Gross Margin % Historical Data
* 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.
Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co Gross Margin % Chart
Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co Annual Data
HKSE:02502 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Gross Margin % Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co'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.
Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co Gross Margin % vs Chemicals 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.
Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co (HKSE:02502) has a Gross Margin % of 0.72% as of Dec. 2025. Gross margin is the ratio of total gross profit to net sales. View historical data on Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co and its competitors. This is 91% below median its historical median of 7.90. Over the past decade, Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co's Gross Margin % has ranged from 1.19 to 12.76. According to the industry distribution chart, Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co ranks #1482 out of 1559 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 95.1%.
Is Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co's Gross Margin % too high?
Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co's current Gross Margin % of 0.72% is 91% below median its 10-year median of 7.90. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.19 to a high of 12.76. The Chemicals industry median Gross Margin % is 23.52. Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co's value of 0.72% is 96.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co ranks #1482 out of 1559 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co has a GF Score™ of 42/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co's Gross Margin % compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co ranks #1482 out of 1559 companies for Gross Margin %. This places Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Gross Margin % is 23.52. Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co's value of 0.72% is 96.9% below this benchmark. Historically, Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co's own Gross Margin % has ranged from 1.19 to 12.76 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 7.90 vs. the industry median of 23.52, Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Gross Margin % for a Chemicals company?
The median Gross Margin % among Chemicals companies is 23.52, based on 1,559 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Gross Margin % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Gross Margin % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co's current Gross Margin % of 0.72% is 96.9% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Gross Margin % mean?
A high Gross Margin % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Gross margin is the ratio of total gross profit to net sales. View historical data on Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co and its competitors. For the Chemicals industry, the median Gross Margin % is 23.52 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co's current Gross Margin % is 0.72%, which is 91% below median its own 10-year median of 7.90. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co stock overvalued right now?
Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co (HKSE:02502) has a current Gross Margin % of 0.72%. The current Gross Margin % is 0.72%, which is 91% below median its 10-year median of 7.90 and 96.9% below the Chemicals industry median of 23.52. Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co's overall GF Score™ is 42/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Gross Margin % calculated?
Gross Margin % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co (HKSE:02502), the current Gross Margin % is 0.72% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co Business Description
Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals Co Ltd is engaged in the production and sales of hydrogenated benzene-based chemicals, coal gas, liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, trading of LNG, refined oil and hydrogen and provision of other services, including provision of steam. Its segments include Hydrogenated benzene-based chemicals: involving the processing via hydrogenation of crude benzene, a coking by-product, into a range of benzene-based chemicals and the sale of these by-products; Energy products: involving the processing of crude coking coal gas into coal gas, the refining of coal gas into LNG and hydrogen, and the sale of coal gas, LNG and hydrogen; and Trading: mainly the trading of LNG, hydrogen and refined oil products through the oil and gas filling stations operated by the Group.
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