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Precot (NSE:PRECOT) Gross Margin % : 35.09% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Precot Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Precot's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹872 Mil. Precot's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹2,486 Mil. Therefore, Precot's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 35.09%.


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

NSE:PRECOT' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.48   Med: 29.79   Max: 45.09
Current: 33.63


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Precot was 45.09%. The lowest was 20.48%. And the median was 29.79%.

NSE:PRECOT's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
59.13% of 1030 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 27.09 vs NSE:PRECOT: 33.63

Precot had a gross margin of 35.09% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Precot was 8.40% per year.


Precot Gross Margin % Historical Data

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

Precot Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.82 40.00 45.09 32.15 33.63

Precot Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 29.16 31.49 30.86 37.31 35.09

Competitive Comparison of Precot's Gross Margin %

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Precot'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.


Precot's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Precot's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Precot Gross Margin % Calculation

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

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

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2024 )
=3137 / 9326.989
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(9326.989 - 6190.034) / 9326.989
=33.63 %

Precot's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=872.3 / 2485.926
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(2485.926 - 1613.595) / 2485.926
=35.09 %

* 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.


Precot  (NSE:PRECOT) 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

Precot had a gross margin of 35.09% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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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Precot (NSE:PRECOT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Nava India Road, SF No: 559/4, D Block, 4th Floor, Hanudev Info Park, Udaiyampalayam, Coimbatore, TN, IND, 641 028
Precot Ltd operates in the textile business. The products manufactured by the group broadly fall under two categories namely Yarns and Threads; and Health and Hygiene care. Its yarn products include normal, compact, organic, slub, doubled yarn, gassed yarn, open-end yarn, polyester cotton blend yarn and polyester sewing thread. Further, its health and hygiene product line includes cosmetic make up removal pads in different shapes like round, oval, square and rectangle; roll goods in normal and organic cotton, and absorbent cotton in normal and organic.

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