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Harn Len Bhd (XKLS:7501) Gross Margin % : 27.84% (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is Harn Len Bhd Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Harn Len Bhd's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Nov. 2023 was RM16.5 Mil. Harn Len Bhd's Revenue for the three months ended in Nov. 2023 was RM59.3 Mil. Therefore, Harn Len Bhd's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 27.84%.


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

XKLS:7501' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.68   Med: 19.12   Max: 25.75
Current: 16.68


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Harn Len Bhd was 25.75%. The lowest was 16.68%. And the median was 19.12%.

XKLS:7501's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
68.51% of 1807 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 25.07 vs XKLS:7501: 16.68

Harn Len Bhd had a gross margin of 27.84% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Harn Len Bhd was -1.00% per year.


Harn Len Bhd Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Harn Len Bhd'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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Harn Len Bhd Gross Margin % Chart

Harn Len Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.24 22.02 20.54 25.75 17.22

Harn Len Bhd Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Mar23 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 24.72 13.28 -5.09 15.21 27.84

Competitive Comparison of Harn Len Bhd's Gross Margin %

For the Farm Products subindustry, Harn Len Bhd'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.


Harn Len Bhd's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Harn Len Bhd's Gross Margin % falls into.



Harn Len Bhd Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Harn Len Bhd's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2021 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2021 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2021 )
=37.8 / 219.432
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(219.432 - 181.635) / 219.432
=17.22 %

Harn Len Bhd'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 )
=16.5 / 59.316
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(59.316 - 42.8) / 59.316
=27.84 %

* 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.


Harn Len Bhd  (XKLS:7501) 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

Harn Len Bhd had a gross margin of 27.84% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 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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Harn Len Bhd (XKLS:7501) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
15 Jalan Gereja, 6th Floor, Johor Tower, Johor Bahru, MYS, 80100
Harn Len Corp Bhd is involved in the operation of oil palm plantations and oil milling operations. The operating segment of the company are Plantation segment; which does the operation of oil palm estate, palm oil mills, sales and purchase of fresh fruit bunches, and sales and trading of crude palm oil and Property and Others segment includes property investment. The Plantation segment generates maximum revenue for the company. The business of the company caters only the Malaysian market.

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