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Taiwan Ostor (ROCO:8080) Gross Margin % : 20.39% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Taiwan Ostor Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Taiwan Ostor's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$6.4 Mil. Taiwan Ostor's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$31.6 Mil. Therefore, Taiwan Ostor's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 20.39%.


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

ROCO:8080' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -30.2   Med: 0.98   Max: 20.09
Current: 17.99


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Taiwan Ostor was 20.09%. The lowest was -30.20%. And the median was 0.98%.

ROCO:8080's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
65.08% of 2440 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 24.375 vs ROCO:8080: 17.99

Taiwan Ostor had a gross margin of 20.39% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Taiwan Ostor was 0.00% per year.


Taiwan Ostor Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiwan Ostor'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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Taiwan Ostor Gross Margin % Chart

Taiwan Ostor 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 -30.20 -8.62 20.09 15.90 16.41

Taiwan Ostor 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 14.01 15.35 17.98 20.00 20.39

Competitive Comparison of Taiwan Ostor's Gross Margin %

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Taiwan Ostor'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.


Taiwan Ostor's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Taiwan Ostor's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Taiwan Ostor Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Taiwan Ostor'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 )
=31.1 / 189.683
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(189.683 - 158.556) / 189.683
=16.41 %

Taiwan Ostor'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 )
=6.4 / 31.596
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(31.596 - 25.153) / 31.596
=20.39 %

* 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.


Taiwan Ostor  (ROCO:8080) 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

Taiwan Ostor had a gross margin of 20.39% 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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Taiwan Ostor (ROCO:8080) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, 8th Floor, No. 221, Da'an District, Taipei City, TWN, 105
Taiwan Ostor Corp is a Taiwan-based company engaged in the engaged in general import and export trade business, department store and grocery sales, sales of electronic products and their parts, agency, quotation and bidding business, optical instrument manufacturing, energy technology services, and electronic component manufacturing. , building materials retail, residential and industrial plant development, leasing and sales, investment and construction of public construction, urban renewal and reconstruction, real estate leasing, waste removal, construction surplus earth and stone resource processing and other engineering industries, etc.

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