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CTCI Advanced Systems (ROCO:5209) Gross Margin % : 9.13% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is CTCI Advanced Systems Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. CTCI Advanced Systems's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$154 Mil. CTCI Advanced Systems's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$1,685 Mil. Therefore, CTCI Advanced Systems's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 9.13%.

Warning Sign:

CTCI Advanced Systems Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -8.7%.


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

ROCO:5209' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.22   Med: 12.04   Max: 17.4
Current: 7.73


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of CTCI Advanced Systems was 17.40%. The lowest was 7.22%. And the median was 12.04%.

ROCO:5209's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
93.71% of 2638 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.845 vs ROCO:5209: 7.73

CTCI Advanced Systems had a gross margin of 9.13% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for CTCI Advanced Systems was -8.70% per year.


CTCI Advanced Systems Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for CTCI Advanced Systems'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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CTCI Advanced Systems Gross Margin % Chart

CTCI Advanced Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.14 8.89 7.22 10.06 7.83

CTCI Advanced Systems 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 10.33 8.20 7.64 6.28 9.13

Competitive Comparison of CTCI Advanced Systems's Gross Margin %

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, CTCI Advanced Systems'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.


CTCI Advanced Systems's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where CTCI Advanced Systems's Gross Margin % falls into.



CTCI Advanced Systems Gross Margin % Calculation

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

CTCI Advanced Systems's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=530.3 / 6770.194
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(6770.194 - 6239.937) / 6770.194
=7.83 %

CTCI Advanced Systems'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 )
=153.8 / 1685.378
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1685.378 - 1531.545) / 1685.378
=9.13 %

* 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.


CTCI Advanced Systems  (ROCO:5209) 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

CTCI Advanced Systems had a gross margin of 9.13% 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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CTCI Advanced Systems (ROCO:5209) Business Description

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Address
11th Floor, No.16, Fushan Road, Beitou District, Taipei, TWN, 112037
CTCI Advanced Systems Inc provides engineering research, planning, design, purchase, integration, manufacture, installation, adjustment, maintenance, and operation of different software and hardware within computers and control systems, import and sales of computers software, hardware, and instruments. It also provides information software, data processing, digital information development and application services, providing energy technology and internet identification services, providing automation control, traffic tracking, communication engineering, safety equipment, piping engineering, mechatronics service, and consulting of engineering and management.

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