Efora Energy (JSE:EEL) Gross Margin %: 7.79% (As of Aug. 2024)

Efora Energy  (JSE:EEL) 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

Efora Energy had a gross margin of 7.79% for the quarter that ended in Aug. 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.

Efora Energy Gross Margin % Related Terms

The historical data trend for Efora Energy'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.

Efora Energy Gross Margin % Chart

Efora Energy Annual Data
	Trend	Feb15	Feb16	Feb17	Feb18	Feb19	Feb20	Feb21	Feb22	Feb23	Feb24
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					2.87	1.24	12.52	5.58	2.71

Efora Energy Semi-Annual Data
	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23	Feb24	Aug24
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.00	5.58	2.05	3.69	7.79

JSE:EEL vs COP, EOG, OXY: Gross Margin % Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Efora Energy'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.

Efora Energy Gross Margin % vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Efora Energy's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Efora Energy's Gross Margin % falls into.

Efora Energy Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Efora Energy's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Efora Energy's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

* 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.

Efora Energy Business Description