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Linkers (TSE:5131) Gross Margin % : 74.50% (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Linkers Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Linkers's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 円221 Mil. Linkers's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 円296 Mil. Therefore, Linkers's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 74.50%.


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

TSE:5131' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 66.32   Med: 72.42   Max: 78.41
Current: 66.32


During the past 4 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Linkers was 78.41%. The lowest was 66.32%. And the median was 72.42%.

TSE:5131's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
82.71% of 989 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 34.65 vs TSE:5131: 66.32

Linkers had a gross margin of 74.50% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Linkers was 0.00% per year.


Linkers Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Linkers'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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Linkers Gross Margin % Chart

Linkers Annual Data
Trend Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Gross Margin %
78.41 77.80 66.48 67.03

Linkers Quarterly Data
Jul20 Jul21 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Gross Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 67.80 73.31 62.31 52.76 74.50

Competitive Comparison of Linkers's Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Linkers'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.


Linkers's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Linkers's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Linkers Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Linkers's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Jul. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Jul. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Jul. 2023 )
=1077.7 / 1607.768
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1607.768 - 530.031) / 1607.768
=67.03 %

Linkers's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Jan. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=220.8 / 296.342
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(296.342 - 75.571) / 296.342
=74.50 %

* 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.


Linkers  (TSE:5131) 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

Linkers had a gross margin of 74.50% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 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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Linkers (TSE:5131) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2-3-21 Koraku, Sumitomo Fudosan Iidabashi Building, 6th Floor, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 112-0004
Linkers Corp is engaged in providing business matchmaking services and research consulting services, especially in the manufacturing sector.

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