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infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft (STU:IFS) Gross Margin % : 54.01% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €15.63 Mil. infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €28.95 Mil. Therefore, infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 54.01%.

Warning Sign:

infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.5%.


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

STU:IFS' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 52.91   Med: 57.95   Max: 66.11
Current: 55.58


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft was 66.11%. The lowest was 52.91%. And the median was 57.95%.

STU:IFS's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
71.93% of 962 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 38.375 vs STU:IFS: 55.58

infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft had a gross margin of 54.01% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft was -1.50% per year.


infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft'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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infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft Gross Margin % Chart

infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 58.60 66.11 60.60 63.19 55.58

infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 63.10 63.71 62.82 57.67 54.01

Competitive Comparison of infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft's Gross Margin %

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft'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.


infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft's Gross Margin % falls into.



infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft Gross Margin % Calculation

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

infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft'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 )
=28.1 / 50.63
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(50.63 - 22.492) / 50.63
=55.58 %

infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=15.6 / 28.946
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(28.946 - 13.313) / 28.946
=54.01 %

* 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.


infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft  (STU:IFS) 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

infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft had a gross margin of 54.01% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => 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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infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft (STU:IFS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Kurt-Schumacher-Strasse 24, Bonn, DEU, 53113
infas Holding Aktiengesellschaft has two trading areas. The market trading area and social research. The Infas Institute for Applied Social Science uses measuring instruments of empirical social research and determines statements about thinking and especially acting in the population. infas quo conducts market research in the classic sense and advises companies in various sectors on the basis of empirical surveys.

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