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Impress Holdings (TSE:9479) Gross Margin % : 36.47% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Impress Holdings Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Impress Holdings's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円1,444 Mil. Impress Holdings's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円3,958 Mil. Therefore, Impress Holdings's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 36.47%.


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

TSE:9479' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 34.65   Med: 36.6   Max: 39.45
Current: 35.04


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Impress Holdings was 39.45%. The lowest was 34.65%. And the median was 36.60%.

TSE:9479's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
54.6% of 956 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 38.44 vs TSE:9479: 35.04

Impress Holdings had a gross margin of 36.47% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Impress Holdings was 0.90% per year.


Impress Holdings Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Impress Holdings'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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Impress Holdings Gross Margin % Chart

Impress Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 36.76 37.61 39.45 38.73 36.75

Impress Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 36.00 36.32 36.02 31.41 36.47

Competitive Comparison of Impress Holdings's Gross Margin %

For the Publishing subindustry, Impress Holdings'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.


Impress Holdings's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Impress Holdings's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Impress Holdings Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Impress Holdings's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2023 )
=5572.2 / 15161.147
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(15161.147 - 9588.899) / 15161.147
=36.75 %

Impress Holdings's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=1443.5 / 3958.27
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(3958.27 - 2514.723) / 3958.27
=36.47 %

* 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.


Impress Holdings  (TSE:9479) 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

Impress Holdings had a gross margin of 36.47% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => 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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Impress Holdings (TSE:9479) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Jimbocho Mitsui Building, 1-105, Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0051
Impress Holdings Inc a content business company that provides various media services and corporate solutions in each specialized field, and a platform company that provides planning, development and distribution functions of the content business. It is engaged in the production and sale of digital media, and the publication and distribution of books and magazines.

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