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Fortress Minerals (SGX:OAJ) Gross Margin % : 66.11% (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Fortress Minerals Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Fortress Minerals's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Aug. 2023 was S$15.46 Mil. Fortress Minerals's Revenue for the three months ended in Aug. 2023 was S$23.39 Mil. Therefore, Fortress Minerals's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 66.11%.


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

SGX:OAJ' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 61.67   Med: 68.58   Max: 76.97
Current: 66.71


During the past 9 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Fortress Minerals was 76.97%. The lowest was 61.67%. And the median was 68.58%.

SGX:OAJ's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
98.12% of 585 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 13.11 vs SGX:OAJ: 66.71

Fortress Minerals had a gross margin of 66.11% for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Fortress Minerals was 0.20% per year.


Fortress Minerals Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fortress Minerals'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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Fortress Minerals Gross Margin % Chart

Fortress Minerals Annual Data
Trend Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 66.65 76.42 76.97 70.50 61.67

Fortress Minerals Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Feb24
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 68.16 70.79 62.50 66.11 -

Competitive Comparison of Fortress Minerals's Gross Margin %

For the Steel subindustry, Fortress Minerals'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.


Fortress Minerals's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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



Fortress Minerals Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Fortress Minerals's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Feb. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: Feb. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Feb. 2024 )
=44.7 / 72.524
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(72.524 - 27.797) / 72.524
=61.67 %

Fortress Minerals's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Aug. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Aug. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Aug. 2023 )
=15.5 / 23.392
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(23.392 - 7.928) / 23.392
=66.11 %

* 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.


Fortress Minerals  (SGX:OAJ) 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

Fortress Minerals had a gross margin of 66.11% for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 => Durable 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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Fortress Minerals (SGX:OAJ) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
9-1, Jalan PJS 8/18, Dataran Mentari, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 46150
Fortress Minerals Ltd is an iron ore concentrate miner and exporter in Malaysia. The company engages in exploration, mining, production, and sale of iron ore with low level of impurities. It mines the iron ore from its East, Valley and West Deposits of Bukit Besi Mine situated in the district of Dungun, state of Terengganu in Malaysia. It derives revenue from sale of iron ore.

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