The historical rank and industry rank for Fast Retailing Co's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
STU:FR7H'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 48.42 Med: 49.82 Max: 53.9
Current: 53.88
During the past 13 years, the highestGross Margin % of Fast Retailing Co was 53.90%. The lowest was 48.42%. And the median was 49.82%.
STU:FR7H's Gross Margin % is ranked better than 77.62% of 1099
companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 36.93
vs STU:FR7H: 53.88
Fast Retailing Co had a gross margin of 54.47% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Fast Retailing Co was 2.10% per year.
Fast Retailing Co Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Fast Retailing 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 Fast Retailing Co's Gross Margin %
For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Fast Retailing 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.
Fast Retailing Co's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Fast Retailing Co's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Fast Retailing 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.
Fast Retailing Co (STU:FR7H) 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
Fast Retailing Co had a gross margin of 54.47% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 => 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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Fast Retailing is Japan's largest apparel company, operating the casualwear retail chain Uniqlo known for its high-quality functional apparel at reasonable prices. Fast Retailing is in charge of product design and sales, while outsourcing almost all of its production to factories in places including China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and India. It is ranked the fourth-largest apparel company by sales globally in 2023 in our estimate, thanks to the expansion of Uniqlo International, which contributed 52% of core operating profit. As at the end of fiscal 2023, it ran 3,578 stores globally. Other brands in its portfolio include GU and acquired brands including Theory, Comptoir des Cotonniers, and Princesse Tam Tam. The Yanai family owned a 40.86% stake in the firm as at June 8, 2024.
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