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Sesa SpA (MIL:SES) Gross Margin % : 24.60% (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Sesa SpA Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Sesa SpA's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was €242 Mil. Sesa SpA's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was €985 Mil. Therefore, Sesa SpA's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 24.60%.


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

MIL:SES' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.9   Med: 6.02   Max: 8.34
Current: 7.69


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Sesa SpA was 8.34%. The lowest was 3.90%. And the median was 6.02%.

MIL:SES's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
93.73% of 2647 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.34 vs MIL:SES: 7.69

Sesa SpA had a gross margin of 24.60% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Sesa SpA was 12.70% per year.


Sesa SpA Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sesa SpA'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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Sesa SpA Gross Margin % Chart

Sesa SpA Annual Data
Trend Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.31 7.50 8.06 8.20 8.34

Sesa SpA Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
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 28.58 -14.61 14.99 0.66 24.60

Competitive Comparison of Sesa SpA's Gross Margin %

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Sesa SpA'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.


Sesa SpA's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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


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Sesa SpA Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Sesa SpA's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Apr. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: Apr. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Apr. 2024 )
=263.9 / 3164.477
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(3164.477 - 2900.566) / 3164.477
=8.34 %

Sesa SpA's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Jan. 2025 )=Gross Profit (Q: Jan. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Jan. 2025 )
=242.2 / 984.871
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(984.871 - 742.623) / 984.871
=24.60 %

* 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.


Sesa SpA  (MIL:SES) 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

Sesa SpA had a gross margin of 24.60% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 => 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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Sesa SpA Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Via Piovola No. 138, Empoli, ITA, 50053
Sesa SpA and its subsidiaries are in the business of distribution of value-added IT solutions and products. The firm functions through the Business Services Sector, Value Added Distribution, Corporate Sector, and the Software and System Integration segment. The activities of these segments include the distribution of software and hardware technologies, the supply of IT services and solutions, administrative and financial services, organization, planning, and control, management of information technologies, human resources, general, corporate, and legal affairs, activities related to logistics services and cloud computing.