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SAKURA Internet (TSE:3778) Gross Margin % : 36.13% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is SAKURA Internet Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. SAKURA Internet's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 円2,650 Mil. SAKURA Internet's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 円7,336 Mil. Therefore, SAKURA Internet's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 36.13%.


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

TSE:3778' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 23.52   Med: 26.79   Max: 32.75
Current: 32.75


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of SAKURA Internet was 32.75%. The lowest was 23.52%. And the median was 26.79%.

TSE:3778's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
60.41% of 2607 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 40.75 vs TSE:3778: 32.75

SAKURA Internet had a gross margin of 36.13% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for SAKURA Internet was -1.00% per year.


SAKURA Internet Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for SAKURA Internet'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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SAKURA Internet Gross Margin % Chart

SAKURA Internet Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Gross Margin %
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SAKURA Internet Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 26.07 27.74 28.62 36.13 36.51

Competitive Comparison of SAKURA Internet's Gross Margin %

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, SAKURA Internet'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.


SAKURA Internet's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, SAKURA Internet's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SAKURA Internet's Gross Margin % falls into.


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SAKURA Internet Gross Margin % Calculation

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

SAKURA Internet's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2024 )
=5735.8 / 21826.794
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(21826.794 - 16091.001) / 21826.794
=26.28 %

SAKURA Internet'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 )
=2650.3 / 7335.885
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(7335.885 - 4685.562) / 7335.885
=36.13 %

* 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.


SAKURA Internet  (TSE:3778) 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

SAKURA Internet had a gross margin of 36.13% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 => 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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SAKURA Internet Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Kita-ku Osu-machi 4-20 Grandefront, Osaka Tower A 35 Floor, Osaka Prefecture, Osaka, JPN, 530-0011
SAKURA Internet Inc is a Japan-based web hosting company. It operates a data center and leases space to store clients' servers and network equipment. Services offered by SAKURA include rental server, Virtual Private Server (VPS), VPS for windows, cloud server, data center, and the Internet of Things (IoT) platform service. The company is also engaged in the planning, production, and sales of multimedia, computer software, computers and their peripheral equipment. The company also leases and manages real estate.

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