The historical rank and industry rank for SpartanNash Co's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
SPTN'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.77 Med: 14.97 Max: 15.84
Current: 15.84
During the past 13 years, the highestGross Margin % of SpartanNash Co was 15.84%. The lowest was 13.77%. And the median was 14.97%.
SPTN's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than 74.03% of 308
companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 23.175
vs SPTN: 15.84
SpartanNash Co had a gross margin of 16.12% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for SpartanNash Co was 1.20% per year.
SpartanNash Co Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for SpartanNash Co'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 SpartanNash Co's Gross Margin %
For the Food Distribution subindustry, SpartanNash 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.
SpartanNash Co's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, SpartanNash Co's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where SpartanNash Co'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.
SpartanNash Co (NAS:SPTN) 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
SpartanNash Co had a gross margin of 16.12% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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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SpartanNash Co is a food solutions company that delivers the ingredients. Its principal business activities include, distributing grocery products to a diverse group of independent and chain retailers, its corporate-owned retail stores, and U.S. military commissaries and exchanges; as well as operating a fresh produce distribution network and the Our Family private label brand. The company operates in two segments: Retail and Wholesale. Majority of the revenue is earned from its Wholesale segment which uses a multi-channel sales approach to distribute national brand and private brand products to independent retailers, national accounts, food service distributors, e-commerce providers, and the Company's corporate owned retail stores.
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