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Aun Consulting (TSE:2459) Gross Margin % : 61.71% (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Aun Consulting Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Aun Consulting's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 円70.5 Mil. Aun Consulting's Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 円114.2 Mil. Therefore, Aun Consulting's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 61.71%.


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

TSE:2459' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 23.65   Med: 28.21   Max: 70.49
Current: 66.99


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Aun Consulting was 70.49%. The lowest was 23.65%. And the median was 28.21%.

TSE:2459's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
55.49% of 519 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 61.27 vs TSE:2459: 66.99

Aun Consulting had a gross margin of 61.71% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Aun Consulting was 22.70% per year.


Aun Consulting Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aun Consulting'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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Aun Consulting Gross Margin % Chart

Aun Consulting Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.06 28.35 27.08 70.49 69.84

Aun Consulting Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 76.27 72.75 68.17 65.39 61.71

Competitive Comparison of Aun Consulting's Gross Margin %

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Aun Consulting'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.


Aun Consulting's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Aun Consulting's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aun Consulting's Gross Margin % falls into.



Aun Consulting Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Aun Consulting's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: May. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: May. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: May. 2023 )
=317.5 / 454.515
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(454.515 - 137.061) / 454.515
=69.84 %

Aun Consulting's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Feb. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Feb. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=70.5 / 114.197
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(114.197 - 43.731) / 114.197
=61.71 %

* 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.


Aun Consulting  (TSE:2459) 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

Aun Consulting had a gross margin of 61.71% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 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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Aun Consulting (TSE:2459) Business Description

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Address
Glass City Koraku, 2 Floor, 1-1-7 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 112-0004
Aun Consulting Inc is a Japan-based company providing Information Technology (IT) consulting services. It offers services for personal computer and mobile search engine marketing (SEM) applications. The Company provides search engine optimization consulting services for Google, Yahoo!, and Bing. Pay per click management and consulting services include sponsored search programs such as Yahoo!'s Sponsored Search and Google's AdWords. Its content building consulting services offers to maximize site traffic utilizing news stories, blogs, white papers, and information graphics and also design and produces websites, apps, banners. The Company provides translation services covering over 64 languages.

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