Sotsu Co (Sotsu Co) Gross Margin % : 25.69% (As of Nov. 2019)

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What is Sotsu Co Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Sotsu Co's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Nov. 2019 was $8.67 Mil. Sotsu Co's Revenue for the three months ended in Nov. 2019 was $33.73 Mil. Therefore, Sotsu Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2019 was 25.69%.

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

STUAF' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.07 Med: 19.77 Max: 25.17
Current: 24.62

During the past 12 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Sotsu Co was 25.17%. The lowest was 17.07%. And the median was 19.77%.

STUAF's Gross Margin % is not ranked
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 38.52 vs STUAF: 24.62

Sotsu Co had a gross margin of 25.69% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2019 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Sotsu Co was 5.40% per year.

Sotsu Co Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sotsu Co's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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Sotsu Co Gross Margin % Chart

Sotsu Co Annual Data

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18.47

19.31

20.38

21.77

25.17

Sotsu Co Quarterly Data
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Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															28.28	25.54	27.14	20.11	25.69

Competitive Comparison of Sotsu Co's Gross Margin %

For the Entertainment subindustry, Sotsu Co's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % data, can be viewed below:

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Sotsu Co's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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Sotsu Co Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Sotsu Co's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2019 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Aug. 2019 )	=	Gross Profit (A: Aug. 2019 )	/	Revenue (A: Aug. 2019 )
	=	34.2	/	135.79
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(135.79 - 101.614)	/	135.79
	=	25.17 %

Sotsu Co's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2019 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Nov. 2019 )	=	Gross Profit (Q: Nov. 2019 )	/	Revenue (Q: Nov. 2019 )
	=	8.7	/	33.731
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(33.731 - 25.064)	/	33.731
	=	25.69 %

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.

Sotsu Co (GREY:STUAF) 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

Sotsu Co had a gross margin of 25.69% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2019 => Competition eroding margins

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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2-4-1, Hamamatsu-Cho, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-6126

Website

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Sotsu Co Ltd operates as an entertainment company in Japan. It works in Media division, Rights division, and Sports division. The Media division produces animations by planning and creating animated programmes with animation production companies. The Rights business division provides merchandising licenses for the animation characters to its partner companies including toy, game, food, miscellaneous goods, and apparel manufacturers among others, and the Sport business promote the merchandising of the baseball team's products and act as a copyright contract agency for professional baseball teams, and sell the merchandise to baseball team goods stores both inside and outside the stadium.

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