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enX Group (JSE:ENX) Gross Margin % : 14.67% (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is enX Group Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. enX Group's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was R311 Mil. enX Group's Revenue for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was R2,117 Mil. Therefore, enX Group's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 14.67%.

Warning Sign:

enX Group Ltd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -31.1%.


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

JSE:ENX' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.54   Med: 30.89   Max: 74.74
Current: 14.28


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of enX Group was 74.74%. The lowest was 11.54%. And the median was 30.89%.

JSE:ENX's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
82.73% of 2942 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 26.4 vs JSE:ENX: 14.28

enX Group had a gross margin of 14.67% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for enX Group was -31.10% per year.


enX Group Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for enX Group'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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enX Group Gross Margin % Chart

enX Group Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 50.51 31.93 32.23 11.54 13.31

enX Group Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
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 28.39 -31.00 12.69 13.89 14.67

Competitive Comparison of enX Group's Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, enX Group'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.


enX Group's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, enX Group's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where enX Group's Gross Margin % falls into.



enX Group Gross Margin % Calculation

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

enX Group's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Aug. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Aug. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Aug. 2023 )
=558.4 / 4194.783
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(4194.783 - 3636.394) / 4194.783
=13.31 %

enX Group's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Feb. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Feb. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=310.5 / 2116.791
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(2116.791 - 1806.259) / 2116.791
=14.67 %

* 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.


enX Group  (JSE:ENX) 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

enX Group had a gross margin of 14.67% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 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.


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enX Group (JSE:ENX) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
9th Floor, Kathryn Towers, 1 Park Lane, Sandton, PostNet Suite X86, Private Bag X7, Aston Manor, ZAF, 1630
enX Group Ltd is a diversified industrial group that provides industrial equipment, parts, related components, support services, and petrochemical products to diverse industries in South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the UK. The company operates through three segments including enX Power, enX Lubricants and enX Chemicals. enX Power involves New Way Power designs, manufacturers, installs, rents and maintains diesel generators and distributes a range of industrial engines. enX Chemicals involves West African International imports, stores and distributes plastics, polymers, rubber and speciality chemicals as well as conveyor belting, steel cord and conveyer belting fabric into Southern Africa. enX Lubricants segment African Group Lubricants produces and markets oil lubricants.