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Frontier Biotechnologies (SHSE:688221) Gross Margin % : 36.98% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Frontier Biotechnologies Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Frontier Biotechnologies's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ¥15.0 Mil. Frontier Biotechnologies's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ¥40.6 Mil. Therefore, Frontier Biotechnologies's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 36.98%.


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

SHSE:688221' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -527.32   Med: -6.01   Max: 37.04
Current: 37.04


During the past 8 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Frontier Biotechnologies was 37.04%. The lowest was -527.32%. And the median was -6.01%.

SHSE:688221's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
68.21% of 969 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 47.02 vs SHSE:688221: 37.04

Frontier Biotechnologies had a gross margin of 36.98% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

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


Frontier Biotechnologies Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Frontier Biotechnologies'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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Frontier Biotechnologies Gross Margin % Chart

Frontier Biotechnologies Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -49.87 18.42 -30.44 18.61 29.00

Frontier Biotechnologies Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 28.87 44.80 31.09 30.35 36.98

Competitive Comparison of Frontier Biotechnologies's Gross Margin %

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Frontier Biotechnologies'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.


Frontier Biotechnologies's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Frontier Biotechnologies's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Frontier Biotechnologies's Gross Margin % falls into.



Frontier Biotechnologies Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Frontier Biotechnologies'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 )
=33.1 / 114.25
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(114.25 - 81.123) / 114.25
=29.00 %

Frontier Biotechnologies's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=15 / 40.588
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(40.588 - 25.577) / 40.588
=36.98 %

* 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.


Frontier Biotechnologies  (SHSE:688221) 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

Frontier Biotechnologies had a gross margin of 36.98% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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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Frontier Biotechnologies Business Description

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Address
No. 5 Gande Road, 7th Floor, Science Park, Jiangning District, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, CHN, 211122
Frontier Biotechnologies Inc is an innovative biomedical company. It is engaged in the production and sales of innovative drugs for major unmet clinical needs. The company focuses on the research and development of new drugs in the field of long-acting peptides and differentiated product development strategies for unmet clinical and patient needs.

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