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Zscaler (MEX:ZS) Gross Margin % : 77.47% (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is Zscaler Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Zscaler's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was MXN9,745 Mil. Zscaler's Revenue for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was MXN12,579 Mil. Therefore, Zscaler's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was 77.47%.


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

MEX:ZS' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 73.13   Med: 77.8   Max: 80.3
Current: 77.94


During the past 10 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Zscaler was 80.30%. The lowest was 73.13%. And the median was 77.80%.

MEX:ZS's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
86.52% of 2618 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.435 vs MEX:ZS: 77.94

Zscaler had a gross margin of 77.47% for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Zscaler was -0.40% per year.


Zscaler Gross Margin % Historical Data

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

Zscaler Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 77.80 77.67 77.79 77.56 77.99

Zscaler Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
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 77.57 77.68 78.61 78.04 77.47

Competitive Comparison of Zscaler's Gross Margin %

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Zscaler'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.


Zscaler's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Zscaler's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Zscaler Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Zscaler's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Jul. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: Jul. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Jul. 2024 )
=31441.7 / 40315.121
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(40315.121 - 8873.406) / 40315.121
=77.99 %

Zscaler's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Oct. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Oct. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Oct. 2024 )
=9745.1 / 12578.818
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(12578.818 - 2833.682) / 12578.818
=77.47 %

* 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.


Zscaler  (MEX:ZS) 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

Zscaler had a gross margin of 77.47% for the quarter that ended in Oct. 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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Zscaler Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
120 Holger Way, San Jose, CA, USA, 95134
Zscaler is a software-as-a-service, or SaaS, firm focusing on providing cloud-native cybersecurity solutions to primarily enterprise customers. Zscaler's offerings can be broadly partitioned into Zscaler Internet Access, which provides secure access to external applications, and Zscaler Private Access, which provides secure access to internal applications. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California, and went public in 2018.