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SY (So-Young International) Gross Margin % : 61.77% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is So-Young International Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. So-Young International's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $32.5 Mil. So-Young International's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $52.5 Mil. Therefore, So-Young International's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 61.77%.

Warning Sign:

So-Young International Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -5.7%.


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

SY' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 48.69   Med: 81.68   Max: 85.16
Current: 62.89


During the past 8 years, the highest Gross Margin % of So-Young International was 85.16%. The lowest was 48.69%. And the median was 81.68%.

SY's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
70.71% of 618 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 40.985 vs SY: 62.89

So-Young International had a gross margin of 61.77% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for So-Young International was -5.70% per year.


So-Young International Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for So-Young International'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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So-Young International Gross Margin % Chart

So-Young International Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 82.75 83.61 80.63 68.73 63.66

So-Young International Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 62.99 64.76 63.14 61.94 61.77

Competitive Comparison of So-Young International's Gross Margin %

For the Health Information Services subindustry, So-Young International'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.


So-Young International's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, So-Young International's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where So-Young International's Gross Margin % falls into.



So-Young International Gross Margin % Calculation

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

So-Young International'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 )
=133.6 / 209.802
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(209.802 - 76.235) / 209.802
=63.66 %

So-Young International's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=32.5 / 52.547
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(52.547 - 20.091) / 52.547
=61.77 %

* 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.


So-Young International  (NAS:SY) 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

So-Young International had a gross margin of 61.77% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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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So-Young International Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Tower E, Ronsin Technology Center, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100012
So-Young International Inc is an online destination for discovering, evaluating, and reserving medical aesthetic services in China. Its business model comprises four integrated components: professional content and its distribution through social media networks and its targeted media platforms in China, a social community characterized by signature user-generated content, Online reservation services for a medical aesthetic treatment, and the research, development, production, sales and agency of laser and other optoelectronic medical beauty equipment. It generates revenues from information services fees and reservation services fees from medical aesthetic service providers.