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Conagra Brands (LTS:0I2P) Gross Margin % : 26.45% (As of Aug. 2024)


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What is Conagra Brands Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Conagra Brands's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $739 Mil. Conagra Brands's Revenue for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $2,795 Mil. Therefore, Conagra Brands's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 26.45%.


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

LTS:0I2P' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 24.61   Med: 27.79   Max: 29.95
Current: 27.21


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Conagra Brands was 29.95%. The lowest was 24.61%. And the median was 27.79%.

LTS:0I2P's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
53.42% of 1840 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 25.825 vs LTS:0I2P: 27.21

Conagra Brands had a gross margin of 26.45% for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Conagra Brands was -0.90% per year.


Conagra Brands Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Conagra Brands'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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Conagra Brands Gross Margin % Chart

Conagra Brands Annual Data
Trend May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24
Gross Margin %
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Conagra Brands Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
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 28.34 26.39 28.32 27.70 26.45

Competitive Comparison of Conagra Brands's Gross Margin %

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Conagra Brands'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.


Conagra Brands's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Conagra Brands's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Conagra Brands Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Conagra Brands's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: May. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: May. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: May. 2024 )
=3333.4 / 12050.9
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(12050.9 - 8717.5) / 12050.9
=27.66 %

Conagra Brands's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Aug. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Aug. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Aug. 2024 )
=739.3 / 2794.9
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(2794.9 - 2055.6) / 2794.9
=26.45 %

* 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.


Conagra Brands  (LTS:0I2P) 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

Conagra Brands had a gross margin of 26.45% for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 => Competition eroding margins


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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Conagra Brands Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL, USA, 60654
Conagra Brands is a packaged food company that operates predominantly in the United States (over 90% of fiscal 2024 revenue). Most of its revenue comes from frozen food, including brands like Marie Callender's, Healthy Choice, Banquet, and Birds Eye. Conagra also sells snacks, shelf-stable staples, and refrigerated food through brands like Duncan Hines, Hunt's, Slim Jim, Vlasic, Orville Redenbacher's, Reddi-wip, Wish-Bone, and Chef Boyardee. The company primarily sells through the us retail channel, with just 9% of fiscal 2024 revenue coming from international markets and 10% from foodservice.

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