First-corp (TSE:1430) Gross Margin %: 0.00% (As of Nov. 2025)

First-corp  (TSE:1430) 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

First-corp had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2025 => No sustainable 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.

First-corp Gross Margin % Related Terms

The historical data trend for First-corp'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.

First-corp Gross Margin % Chart

First-corp Annual Data
	Trend	May16	May17	May18	May19	May20	May21	May22	May23	May24	May25
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					14.00	10.51	13.26	10.05	9.72

First-corp Quarterly Data
	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24	May24	Nov24	May25	Nov25	Feb26
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															7.16	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.26

TSE:1430 vs DHI, PHM, LEN: Gross Margin % Comparison

For the Residential Construction subindustry, First-corp'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.

First-corp Gross Margin % vs Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, First-corp's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First-corp's Gross Margin % falls into.

First-corp Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue. (Note that if there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.)

First-corp's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2025 is calculated as

First-corp's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2025 is calculated as

* 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.

First-corp Business Description