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What is Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co Gross Margin %?
Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) CoSHSE:688530 -7.22%31 Gross Margin % is 28.00% as of Mar. 2026, which is 27% above its 10-year median of 21.99. GuruFocus rates SHSE:688530 with a GF Score™ of 31/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,455 Hardware companies, Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co ranks worse than 71.36% on this metric.
Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co (SHSE:688530) 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
Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co had a gross margin of 28.00% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 => 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.
Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co Gross Margin % Related Terms
Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co Gross Margin % Historical Data
* 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.
Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co Gross Margin % Chart
Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co Annual Data
SHSE:688530 vs APH, GLW: Gross Margin % Comparison
For the Electronic Components subindustry, Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co'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.
Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co Gross Margin % vs Hardware Industry
* 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.
Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co (SHSE:688530) has a Gross Margin % of 28.00% as of Mar. 2026. Gross margin is the ratio of total gross profit to net sales. View historical data on Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co and its competitors. This is 27% above median its historical median of 21.99. Over the past decade, Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co's Gross Margin % has ranged from 9.40 to 28.77. According to the industry distribution chart, Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co ranks #1752 out of 2455 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 71.4%.
Is Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co's Gross Margin % too high?
Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co's current Gross Margin % of 28.00% is 27% above median its 10-year median of 21.99. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 9.40 to a high of 28.77. The Hardware industry median Gross Margin % is 24.50. Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co's value of 28.00% is 14.3% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co ranks #1752 out of 2455 companies in the Hardware industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co has a GF Score™ of 31/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co's Gross Margin % compare to APH and GLW?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co ranks #1752 out of 2455 companies for Gross Margin %. This places Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Gross Margin % is 24.50. Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co's value of 28.00% is 14.3% above this benchmark. Historically, Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co's own Gross Margin % has ranged from 9.40 to 28.77 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 21.99 vs. the industry median of 24.50, Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Gross Margin % for a Hardware company?
The median Gross Margin % among Hardware companies is 24.50, based on 2,455 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Gross Margin % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Gross Margin % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co's current Gross Margin % of 28.00% is 14.3% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Gross Margin % mean?
A high Gross Margin % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Gross margin is the ratio of total gross profit to net sales. View historical data on Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co and its competitors. For the Hardware industry, the median Gross Margin % is 24.50 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co's current Gross Margin % is 28.00%, which is 27% above median its own 10-year median of 21.99. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co stock overvalued right now?
Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co (SHSE:688530) has a current Gross Margin % of 28.00%. The current Gross Margin % is 28.00%, which is 27% above median its 10-year median of 21.99 and 14.3% above the Hardware industry median of 24.50. Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co's overall GF Score™ is 31/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Gross Margin % calculated?
Gross Margin % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co (SHSE:688530), the current Gross Margin % is 28.00% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co Business Description
Omat Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Co Ltd is engaged in research & development, production and sales of high-performance sputtering targets. Its main business is targets - high performance thin film materials and are widely used in semiconductor display (TFT, OLED), semiconductor chips, solar pv, low-e glass, optical communication, hard coating, computer hard disk and other industries.
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