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Inbound Platform (TSE:5587) Gross Margin % : 56.59% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Inbound Platform Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Inbound Platform's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was 円621 Mil. Inbound Platform's Revenue for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was 円1,097 Mil. Therefore, Inbound Platform's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 56.59%.


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

TSE:5587' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 58.77   Med: 63.9   Max: 63.92
Current: 58.77


During the past 3 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Inbound Platform was 63.92%. The lowest was 58.77%. And the median was 63.90%.

TSE:5587's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
78.48% of 990 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 34.71 vs TSE:5587: 58.77

Inbound Platform had a gross margin of 56.59% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

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


Inbound Platform Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Inbound Platform'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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Inbound Platform Gross Margin % Chart

Inbound Platform Annual Data
Trend Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Gross Margin %
63.92 63.90 59.51

Inbound Platform Semi-Annual Data
Sep21 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
Gross Margin % - - 57.79 60.75 56.59

Competitive Comparison of Inbound Platform's Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Inbound Platform'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.


Inbound Platform's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Inbound Platform Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Inbound Platform's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Sep. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Sep. 2023 )
=1236.2 / 2077.284
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(2077.284 - 841.093) / 2077.284
=59.51 %

Inbound Platform's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=621 / 1097.3
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1097.3 - 476.35) / 1097.3
=56.59 %

* 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.


Inbound Platform  (TSE:5587) 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

Inbound Platform had a gross margin of 56.59% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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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Inbound Platform (TSE:5587) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6-14-5 Shimbashi, 4th floor, SW Shimbashi Building, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-0004
Inbound Platform Corp is engaged in providing Pocket Wi-Fi, RV rental, foreign currency exchange services, and online travel information so foreign visitors can enjoy Japan even more. Its business operations primarily cater to foreign visitors in Japan.

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