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LILA (Liberty Latin America) Gross Margin % : 67.46% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Liberty Latin America Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Liberty Latin America's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $735 Mil. Liberty Latin America's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $1,089 Mil. Therefore, Liberty Latin America's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 67.46%.


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

LILA' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 63.94   Med: 66.59   Max: 75.59
Current: 66.1


During the past 11 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Liberty Latin America was 75.59%. The lowest was 63.94%. And the median was 66.59%.

LILA's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
74.5% of 349 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 49.45 vs LILA: 66.10

Liberty Latin America had a gross margin of 67.46% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Liberty Latin America was -0.20% per year.


Liberty Latin America Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Liberty Latin America'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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Liberty Latin America Gross Margin % Chart

Liberty Latin America Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 66.59 66.29 63.94 63.97 66.59

Liberty Latin America 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 66.55 64.71 65.77 66.56 67.46

Competitive Comparison of Liberty Latin America's Gross Margin %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Liberty Latin America'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.


Liberty Latin America's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Liberty Latin America's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Liberty Latin America's Gross Margin % falls into.



Liberty Latin America Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Liberty Latin America's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=3004.1 / 4511.1
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(4511.1 - 1507) / 4511.1
=66.59 %

Liberty Latin America'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 )
=734.8 / 1089.2
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1089.2 - 354.4) / 1089.2
=67.46 %

* 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.


Liberty Latin America  (NAS:LILA) 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

Liberty Latin America had a gross margin of 67.46% 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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Liberty Latin America Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2 Church Street, Hamilton, BMU, HM 11
Liberty Latin America Ltd is a telecommunications company. It is a provider of video, broadband internet, fixed-line telephony, and mobile services to residential and business customers. The company's reportable segments include C&W Caribbean, Liberty Networks, C&W Panama, VTR, Liberty Puerto Rico, and Liberty Costa Rica. The company generates the majority of its revenue from C&W Caribbean, and Liberty Puerto Rico segments.
Executives
Brendan J Paddick director 1550 WEWATTA STREET, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Balan Nair director, officer: President and CEO 901 EXPLORER BOULEVARD, HUNTSVILLE AL 35806
Brian D Zook officer: MD, CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER 1550 WEWATTA STREET, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
John C Malone 10 percent owner 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Paul A Gould director 711 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
John M Winter officer: SVP, CLO AND SECRETARY 1550 WEWATTA STREET, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Eric Louis Zinterhofer director C/O SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, LP, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10151
Christopher J Noyes officer: SVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1550 WEWATTA STREET, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Daniel E. Sanchez director C/O DISCOVERY, INC., 8403 COLESVILLE ROAD, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Vivek Khemka officer: SVP, CT&PO C/O DISH NETWORK CORPORATION, 9601 S MERIDIAN BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Michael T Fries director, officer: Executive Chairman C/O LIBERTY GLOBAL, INC., 1550 WEWATTA STREET STE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Bracken Charles H R director 161 HAMMERSMITH ROAD, LONDON ENGLAND X0 W6 8BS
Betzalel Kenigsztein officer: SVP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 1550 WEWATTA STREET, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Miranda Curtis director C/O LIBERTY GLOBAL, INC., 1550 WEWATTA STREET STE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Angoitia Alfonso De director 1550 WEWATTA STREET, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80202