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Surani Steel Tubes (NSE:SURANI) Gross Margin % : 4.34% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Surani Steel Tubes Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Surani Steel Tubes's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹39 Mil. Surani Steel Tubes's Revenue for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹905 Mil. Therefore, Surani Steel Tubes's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.34%.


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

NSE:SURANI' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.74   Med: 3.48   Max: 7.97
Current: 3.04


During the past 11 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Surani Steel Tubes was 7.97%. The lowest was 0.74%. And the median was 3.48%.

NSE:SURANI's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
86.67% of 585 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 13.11 vs NSE:SURANI: 3.04

Surani Steel Tubes had a gross margin of 4.34% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Surani Steel Tubes was 22.90% per year.


Surani Steel Tubes Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Surani Steel Tubes'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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Surani Steel Tubes Gross Margin % Chart

Surani Steel Tubes 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 0.74 7.97 3.84 3.38 3.03

Surani Steel Tubes Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 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 - -2.61 8.84 1.21 4.34

Competitive Comparison of Surani Steel Tubes's Gross Margin %

For the Steel subindustry, Surani Steel Tubes'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.


Surani Steel Tubes's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Surani Steel Tubes's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Surani Steel Tubes's Gross Margin % falls into.



Surani Steel Tubes Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Surani Steel Tubes'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 )
=47.1 / 1551.354
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1551.354 - 1504.274) / 1551.354
=3.03 %

Surani Steel Tubes'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 )
=39.3 / 905.215
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(905.215 - 865.963) / 905.215
=4.34 %

* 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.


Surani Steel Tubes  (NSE:SURANI) 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

Surani Steel Tubes had a gross margin of 4.34% 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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Surani Steel Tubes (NSE:SURANI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Bayad Road, Sr. No. 110,115, Opposite Vinayak TMT, Village Sampa, Taluka Dahegam, Gandhinagar, GJ, IND, 382315
Surani Steel Tubes Ltd is engaged in manufacturing and supplying ERW pipes and steel tubes. The company operates a single segment named manufacturing ERW MS PIPES and trading of MS PIPE. The company's products include ERW Round Pipes and Tubes, Square and Rectangle Hollow Sections, MS Slit Coils and Strips, Hot Roll Coils, and Brochures. Geographically, it operates only in India.

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