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LBG Media (LSE:LBG) Gross Margin % : 91.47% (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is LBG Media Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. LBG Media's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £38.67 Mil. LBG Media's Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £42.28 Mil. Therefore, LBG Media's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 91.47%.


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

LSE:LBG' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 87.63   Med: 90.98   Max: 93.22
Current: 91.83


During the past 6 years, the highest Gross Margin % of LBG Media was 93.22%. The lowest was 87.63%. And the median was 90.98%.

LSE:LBG's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
94.47% of 958 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 38.685 vs LSE:LBG: 91.83

LBG Media had a gross margin of 91.47% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for LBG Media was 1.10% per year.


LBG Media Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for LBG Media'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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LBG Media Gross Margin % Chart

LBG Media Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 87.63 89.79 93.22 92.60 92.17

LBG Media Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Gross Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 92.10 92.22 91.47

Competitive Comparison of LBG Media's Gross Margin %

For the Publishing subindustry, LBG Media'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.


LBG Media's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, LBG Media's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



LBG Media Gross Margin % Calculation

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

LBG Media'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 )
=62.2 / 67.51
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(67.51 - 5.285) / 67.51
=92.17 %

LBG Media's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Jun. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Jun. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=38.7 / 42.275
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(42.275 - 3.607) / 42.275
=91.47 %

* 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.


LBG Media  (LSE:LBG) 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

LBG Media had a gross margin of 91.47% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 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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LBG Media Business Description

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Address
20 Dale Street, Manchester, GBR, M1 1EZ
LBG Media PLC is a UK-based digital media and youth content publisher, utilizing both in-house content and content from third parties to generate interactions with its audience of over one billion per annum. The company produces and distributes digital content across a range of mediums including video, editorial, image, audio, and experience.

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