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Synthomer (LSE:SYNT) Gross Margin % : 0.00% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Synthomer Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Synthomer's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £896 Mil. Synthomer's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £896 Mil. Therefore, Synthomer's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00%. If there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.

Warning Sign:

Synthomer PLC gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -2.2%.


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

LSE:SYNT' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.59   Med: 19.01   Max: 31.01
Current: 15.59


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Synthomer was 31.01%. The lowest was 15.59%. And the median was 19.01%.

LSE:SYNT's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
69.45% of 1509 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 22.31 vs LSE:SYNT: 15.59

Synthomer had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Synthomer was -2.20% per year.


Synthomer Gross Margin % Historical Data

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

Synthomer Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
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Synthomer Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Synthomer's Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Synthomer'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.


Synthomer's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Synthomer's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Synthomer Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue. (Note that if there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.)

Synthomer'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 )
=307.3 / 1970.9
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1970.9 - 1663.6) / 1970.9
=15.59 %

Synthomer's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=895.6 / 895.6
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(895.6 - 0) / 895.6
=N/A %

* 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.


Synthomer  (LSE:SYNT) 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

Synthomer had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => 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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Synthomer (LSE:SYNT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
45 Pall Mall, London, GBR, SW1Y 5JG
Synthomer PLC is a specialty chemicals company. It supplies a variety of chemicals including latex and adhesives, which are used in a wide range of markets such as construction, coatings, textiles, paper, and healthcare. The company's products include styrene-butadiene rubber, which is used to make coated paper, packaging, bindings for carpet, foam mattresses, pillows and shoes; and nitrile butadiene latex used to make medical gloves and catheters, among others. The company organizes itself into five segments: performance elastomers, functional solutions, industrial specialties, adhesive Technologies and acrylate monomers. A vast majority of the company's revenue is generated by the performance elastomers and functional solutions segments combined.

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