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Skillsoft (STU:C58) Gross Margin % : 74.86% (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Skillsoft Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Skillsoft's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was €96.7 Mil. Skillsoft's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was €129.2 Mil. Therefore, Skillsoft's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 74.86%.


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

STU:C58' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 72.32   Med: 73.61   Max: 81.32
Current: 74.6


During the past 5 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Skillsoft was 81.32%. The lowest was 72.32%. And the median was 73.61%.

STU:C58's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
87.25% of 251 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 48.27 vs STU:C58: 74.60

Skillsoft had a gross margin of 74.86% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 => Durable competitive advantage

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


Skillsoft Gross Margin % Historical Data

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

Skillsoft Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Jan20 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Gross Margin %
- 81.32 72.62 72.32 74.60

Skillsoft Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jul21 Oct21 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
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 72.04 73.03 75.44 75.00 74.86

Competitive Comparison of Skillsoft's Gross Margin %

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Skillsoft'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.


Skillsoft's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Skillsoft's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Skillsoft Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Skillsoft's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Jan. 2025 )=Gross Profit (A: Jan. 2025 ) / Revenue (A: Jan. 2025 )
=382.6 / 512.94
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(512.94 - 130.293) / 512.94
=74.60 %

Skillsoft's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Jan. 2025 )=Gross Profit (Q: Jan. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Jan. 2025 )
=96.7 / 129.205
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(129.205 - 32.481) / 129.205
=74.86 %

* 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.


Skillsoft  (STU:C58) 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

Skillsoft had a gross margin of 74.86% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 => Durable 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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Skillsoft Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
300 Innovative Way, Suite 2210, Nashua, NH, USA, 2210
Skillsoft Corp is a leader in corporate digital learning. The company's segment includes Talent Development Solutions and Global Knowledge. Talent Development Solutions brings a foundation of products and customers. TDS enterprise-grade solution serves customers and employees world-wide. TDS Learner is a world-renowned consumer-scale and experience learner platform that serves learners world-wide. The Global Knowledge segment is centered around instructor-led training, or live learning, with face-to-face delivery by experienced trainers, both in-person and virtually. The majority of revenue is from the Content & Platform segment.

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