The historical rank and industry rank for SkyWater Technology's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
SKYT'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.59 Med: 17.35 Max: 20.68
Current: 20.34
During the past 6 years, the highestGross Margin % of SkyWater Technology was 20.68%. The lowest was -4.59%. And the median was 17.35%.
SKYT's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than 66.06% of 990
companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 28.625
vs SKYT: 20.34
SkyWater Technology had a gross margin of 25.56% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 => Competition eroding margins
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for SkyWater Technology was 0.00% per year.
SkyWater Technology Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for SkyWater Technology'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.
Competitive Comparison of SkyWater Technology's Gross Margin %
For the Semiconductors subindustry, SkyWater Technology'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.
SkyWater Technology's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, SkyWater Technology's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where SkyWater Technology's Gross Margin % falls into.
* 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.
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
SkyWater Technology had a gross margin of 25.56% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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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SkyWater Technology Inc is a U.S.-based, independent, pure-play technology foundry that offers semiconductor development and manufacturing services from its fabrication facilities. In its technology as a service model, it leverages a foundation of proprietary technology, engineering to co-develop process technology intellectual property (IP) with its customers that enable disruptive concepts through its Technology Services for diverse microelectronics (integrated circuits) and related micro- and nanotechnology applications. It focuses on serving diversified, high-growth, end users in numerous vertical markets, including computation, aerospace and defense (A&D), automotive and transportation, bio-health, and industrial.
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