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PowerFleet (JSE:PWR) Gross Margin % : 53.68% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is PowerFleet Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. PowerFleet's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was R727 Mil. PowerFleet's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was R1,355 Mil. Therefore, PowerFleet's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 53.68%.


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

JSE:PWR' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 40.74   Med: 48.62   Max: 51.95
Current: 51.85


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of PowerFleet was 51.95%. The lowest was 40.74%. And the median was 48.62%.

JSE:PWR's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
61.54% of 2618 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.435 vs JSE:PWR: 51.85

PowerFleet had a gross margin of 53.68% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for PowerFleet was 0.00% per year.


PowerFleet Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for PowerFleet'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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PowerFleet Gross Margin % Chart

PowerFleet Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Mar24
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 51.95 47.44 47.82 50.16 -

PowerFleet Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 50.05 49.95 48.02 52.56 53.68

Competitive Comparison of PowerFleet's Gross Margin %

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, PowerFleet'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.


PowerFleet's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, PowerFleet's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



PowerFleet Gross Margin % Calculation

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

PowerFleet's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2024 )
=0 / 0
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(0 - 0) / 0
=N/A %

PowerFleet's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=727.4 / 1355.116
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1355.116 - 627.694) / 1355.116
=53.68 %

* 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.


PowerFleet  (JSE:PWR) 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

PowerFleet had a gross margin of 53.68% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 => 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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PowerFleet Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
123 Tice Boulevard, Suite 101, Woodcliff Lake, NJ, USA, 07677
PowerFleet Inc is engaged in Internet-of-Things (IoT) solutions providing valuable business intelligence for managing high-value enterprise assets that improve operational efficiencies. It provide critical information that powers unified operations throughout organizations. It is solving the challenge of inefficient data collection, real-time visibility, and analysis that leads to transformative business operations. Its SaaS cloud-based applications take data from IoT devices and ecosystem of third-party and partner applications to present actionable information for customer.