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Sino-American Silicon Products (ROCO:5483) Gross Margin % : 31.46% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Sino-American Silicon Products Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Sino-American Silicon Products's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$6,195 Mil. Sino-American Silicon Products's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$19,692 Mil. Therefore, Sino-American Silicon Products's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 31.46%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Sino-American Silicon Products's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

ROCO:5483' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.87   Med: 23.07   Max: 39
Current: 33.09


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Sino-American Silicon Products was 39.00%. The lowest was 10.87%. And the median was 23.07%.

ROCO:5483's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
58.99% of 973 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 28.7 vs ROCO:5483: 33.09

Sino-American Silicon Products had a gross margin of 31.46% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Sino-American Silicon Products was 13.80% per year.


Sino-American Silicon Products Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sino-American Silicon Products'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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Sino-American Silicon Products Gross Margin % Chart

Sino-American Silicon Products Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 26.92 29.41 34.39 35.63 39.00

Sino-American Silicon Products Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 36.16 36.32 34.31 33.46 31.46

Competitive Comparison of Sino-American Silicon Products's Gross Margin %

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Sino-American Silicon Products'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.


Sino-American Silicon Products's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Sino-American Silicon Products's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sino-American Silicon Products's Gross Margin % falls into.



Sino-American Silicon Products Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Sino-American Silicon Products's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2022 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2022 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2022 )
=31929.3 / 81871.496
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(81871.496 - 49942.234) / 81871.496
=39.00 %

Sino-American Silicon Products'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 )
=6194.8 / 19692.155
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(19692.155 - 13497.356) / 19692.155
=31.46 %

* 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.


Sino-American Silicon Products  (ROCO:5483) 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

Sino-American Silicon Products had a gross margin of 31.46% 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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Sino-American Silicon Products (ROCO:5483) Business Description

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Address
No. 8, Industrial East Road 2, 4th Floor, Science Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, TWN
Founded in 1981, Sino-American Silicon Products Inc., or SAS is a holding company specializing in the semiconductor industry. Its crown jewel is its 51% stake in silicon wafer producer GlobalWafers, which was carved out in 2011. GlobalWafers runs 17 production sites in nine countries across Asia, North America, and Europe. Other notable investments include Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company, or AWSC, and Taiwan Specialty Materials. SAS started selling renewable energy to power grids in October 2022. SAS is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. SAS employs more than 8,000 people through its subsidiaries.

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