Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group (Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group) Gross Margin % : 16.28% (As of Dec. 2019)

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What is Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 was $1.41 Mil. Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 was $8.64 Mil. Therefore, Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 was 16.28%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

KWBT's Gross Margin % is not ranked ^*
in the Agriculture industry.
Industry Median: 23.015
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Gross Margin % only.

Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group had a gross margin of 16.28% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group was 0.00% per year.

Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Gross Margin % Chart

Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Annual Data

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25.16

31.41

26.94

23.28

Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Quarterly Data
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Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															23.52	22.80	29.03	23.46	16.28

Competitive Comparison of Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group's Gross Margin %

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Kiwa Bio-Tech Products 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.

Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group's Gross Margin % falls into.

Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2019 )	=	Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2019 )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2019 )
	=	9.3	/	40.089
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(40.089 - 30.757)	/	40.089
	=	23.28 %

Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2019 )	=	Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2019 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2019 )
	=	1.4	/	8.635
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(8.635 - 7.229)	/	8.635
	=	16.28 %

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.

Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group (OTCPK:KWBT) 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

Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group had a gross margin of 16.28% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 => 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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Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group (Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group) Business Description

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Address

3200 Guasti Road, Suite 100, Ontario, CA, USA, 91761

Website

http://www.kiwabiotech.com

Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corp develops, manufactures, distributes and markets, cost-effective, and environmentally safe bio-technological products for agriculture. Its products are designed to enhance the quality of human life by increasing the value, quality, and productivity of crops and decreasing the negative environmental impact of chemicals and other wastes. Its products include Biological Organic Fertilizer, Compound Microbial Fertilizer, Bio-Water Soluble Fertilizer, Microbial Inoculum Fertilizer, and others. Some of the company's products contain ingredients of both photosynthesis and bacillus bacteria.

Executives

Wei Li	10 percent owner	C/O 177000 CASTLETON SE STE 589 INDUSTRY CA 91748
Yvonne Wang	officer: Chief Executive Officer	415 W FOOTHILL BOULEVARD SUITE 206 CLAREMONT CA 91711
Steven Ning Ma	officer: Chief Financial Officer / COO	ROOM 402, 36 LANE 380 TIANYAOGIAO ROAD SHANGHAI F4 00000
Xin Ma	officer: Vice President	3-1-5 ZHEN WU MIAO YI LI XICHENG DISTRICT BEIJING F4 00000
Bin Li Wen	officer: Vice President of Marketing	415 W FOOTHILL BOULEVARD #206 CLAREMONT CA 91711
Xiao Nan Wu	officer: Vice President	415 W FOOTHILL BOULEVARD SUITE 206 CLAREMONT CA 91711
Qi Wang	officer: Vice President- Technical	415 W FOOTHILL BOULEVARD SUITE 206 CLAREMONT CA 91711
Juhua Wang	officer: Chief Operation Officer	415 W FOOTHILL BOULEVARD 206 CLAREMONT CA 91711
Yun Long Zhang	director	C/O 17700 CASTLETON ST STE 589 CITY OF INDUSTRY CA 91748
Lian Jun Luo	director, officer: Cheif Financial Officer	C/O 17700 CASTLETON ST STE 589 CITY OF INDUSTRY CA 91748
Lau Johnson Shun Pong	officer: Chief Operating Officer	NO. 1 YANTAI THIRD ROAD, CENTRALISM AREA HAPING RD. HARBIN ECONOMIC TECH. DEV. HARBIN, HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE F4 150060
Da Chang Ju	director, 10 percent owner	17700 CASTLETON ST STE 589 CITY OF INDUSTRY CA 91748
Investlink China Ltd	10 percent owner	C/O 17700 CASTLETON ST STE 589 CITY OF INDUSTRY CA 91748
Hugh N Coltharp	other: Former Sec/Trea. and Director
Jack R Coombs	other: Former Vice Pres and Director