KN Agri Resources Ltd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.7%.
The historical rank and industry rank for KN Agri Resources's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
NSE:KNAGRI'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.25 Med: 7.83 Max: 9.48
Current: 9.48
During the past 6 years, the highestGross Margin % of KN Agri Resources was 9.48%. The lowest was 6.25%. And the median was 7.83%.
NSE:KNAGRI's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than 84.72% of 1813
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 25.25
vs NSE:KNAGRI: 9.48
KN Agri Resources had a gross margin of 9.61% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for KN Agri Resources was -1.70% per year.
KN Agri Resources Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for KN Agri Resources'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.
Competitive Comparison of KN Agri Resources's Gross Margin %
For the Farm Products subindustry, KN Agri Resources'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.
KN Agri Resources's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, KN Agri Resources's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where KN Agri Resources's Gross Margin % falls into.
* 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.
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
KN Agri Resources had a gross margin of 9.61% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => 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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KN Agri Resources (NSE:KNAGRI) Business Description
KN Agri Resources Ltd is an agro-based company, involved in the business of solvent extraction and oil refining and trading of various agro-commodities. The wide range of processed and manufactured products includes soya de-oiled cake, Hipro Soya Meal, soya refined oil, soya crude oil, degummed oil, soya lecithin, acid oil, soya husk, cottonseed oil, refined rapeseed oil, and rapeseed de-oiled cake. Its segment includes Agro Product and Power. Under the agro-commodities business, the company trade in various agro commodities such as maize, gram, pulses, sugar, soyabean, wheat, and other.
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