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Suedzucker AG (WBO:SZU) Gross Margin % : 0.00% (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is Suedzucker AG Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Suedzucker AG's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Nov. 2023 was €2,701 Mil. Suedzucker AG's Revenue for the three months ended in Nov. 2023 was €2,701 Mil. Therefore, Suedzucker AG's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.00%. If there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.


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

WBO:SZU' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 30.74   Med: 33.26   Max: 83.83
Current: 83.83


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Suedzucker AG was 83.83%. The lowest was 30.74%. And the median was 33.26%.

WBO:SZU's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
98.17% of 1807 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 24.96 vs WBO:SZU: 83.83

Suedzucker AG had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Suedzucker AG was -0.80% per year.


Suedzucker AG Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Suedzucker AG'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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Suedzucker AG Gross Margin % Chart

Suedzucker AG Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Gross Margin %
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Suedzucker AG Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 - - - 35.74 -

Competitive Comparison of Suedzucker AG's Gross Margin %

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Suedzucker AG'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.


Suedzucker AG's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Suedzucker AG's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Suedzucker AG Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue. (Note that if there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.)

Suedzucker AG's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Feb. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Feb. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Feb. 2023 )
=3091.3 / 9497.9
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(9497.9 - 6406.6) / 9497.9
=32.55 %

Suedzucker AG's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Nov. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Nov. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Nov. 2023 )
=2701 / 2701
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(2701 - 0) / 2701
=N/A %

* 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.


Suedzucker AG  (WBO:SZU) 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

Suedzucker AG had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 => No sustainable 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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Suedzucker AG (WBO:SZU) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Maximilianstrasse 10, Mannheim, DEU, 68165
Suedzucker AG has five major segments: Sugar, Special products, Crop energies, starch and Fruit. The Sugar segment produces Sugar, sugar specialty products, animal feed, and fertilizer. Special products produce frozen pizzas, baguettes, snacks, pasta, food ingredients, animal feed, starch, and pharmaceuticals. Crop energies produce bioethanol, protein-based food, and liquid carbon dioxide. The fruit segment makes juice concentrates, pure juice, wines, and beverage bases. Suedzucker sells its products to retailers and companies in the food, beverage, agriculture, paper, textile, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, animal feed, and petroleum industries. Germany is Suedzucker's biggest market, and the firm generates most of its revenue in European Union countries.

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