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Snail (SNAL) Gross Margin % : 14.69% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Snail Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Snail's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.07 Mil. Snail's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $14.12 Mil. Therefore, Snail's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 14.69%.


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

SNAL' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.46   Med: 28.64   Max: 46.13
Current: 19.61


During the past 5 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Snail was 46.13%. The lowest was 9.46%. And the median was 28.64%.

SNAL's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
90.91% of 517 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 61.05 vs SNAL: 19.61

Snail had a gross margin of 14.69% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

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


Snail Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Snail'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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Snail Gross Margin % Chart

Snail Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
9.46 46.13 40.33 28.64 20.68

Snail Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 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 19.30 5.62 -5.37 34.74 14.69

Competitive Comparison of Snail's Gross Margin %

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Snail'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.


Snail's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Snail's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Snail Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Snail'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 )
=12.6 / 60.902
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(60.902 - 48.306) / 60.902
=20.68 %

Snail'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 )
=2.1 / 14.116
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(14.116 - 12.042) / 14.116
=14.69 %

* 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.


Snail  (NAS:SNAL) 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

Snail had a gross margin of 14.69% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable 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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Snail (SNAL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
12049 Jefferson Boulevard, Culver City, CA, USA, 90230
Snail Inc is a global independent developer and publisher of interactive digital entertainment for consumers around the world, with a premier portfolio of premium games designed for use on a variety of platforms, including consoles, PC's and mobile devices. Geographic presence of company is in United States and International majority of its revenue comes from United States.
Executives
Heidy Kingwan Chow officer: Chief Financial Officer 92 KESTREL, IRVINE CA 92618
Neil Foster director 320 W. 37TH STREET, 13TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Hai Shi director 12049 JEFFERSON BOULEVARD, CULVER CITY CA 90230
Jim S. Tsai officer: Chief Executive Officer 12049 JEFFERSON BOULEVARD, CULVER CITY CA 90230
Sandra Pundmann director 12049 JEFFERSON BOULEVARD, CULVER CITY CA 90230
Peter Yung Kang officer: Chief Operating Officer 12049 JEFFERSON BOULEVARD, CULVER CITY CA 90230
Ying Zhou director 12049 JEFFERSON BOULEVARD, CULVER CITY CA 90230
Xiaoming Ye 10 percent owner ROOM 1702, BUILDING 1, NO. 9 CUIWEI STREET, SUZHOU F4 215123
Qianrong Capital Ltd 10 percent owner ROOM 1702, BUILDING 1, NO. 9 CUIWEI STREET, SUZHOU F4 215123
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Hua Yuan International Ltd 10 percent owner ROOM 8201, INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE CENTRE, 1 AUSTIN ROAD WEST, KOWLOON, HONG KONG K3 999077
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