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Fadu (XKRX:440110) Gross Margin % : -49.82% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Fadu Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Fadu's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₩-2,205 Mil. Fadu's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₩4,427 Mil. Therefore, Fadu's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -49.82%.


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

XKRX:440110' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -19.4   Med: 48.17   Max: 78.95
Current: 50.04


During the past 4 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Fadu was 78.95%. The lowest was -19.40%. And the median was 48.17%.

XKRX:440110's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
84.62% of 975 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 28.41 vs XKRX:440110: 50.04

Fadu had a gross margin of -49.82% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

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


Fadu Gross Margin % Historical Data

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

Fadu Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
46.95 -19.40 78.95 49.38

Fadu Quarterly Data
Mar22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Sep23 Dec23
Gross Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial 78.40 79.63 76.61 -34.93 -49.82

Competitive Comparison of Fadu's Gross Margin %

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Fadu'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.


Fadu's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Fadu's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Fadu Gross Margin % Calculation

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

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

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=11095.8 / 22470.906
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(22470.906 - 11375.114) / 22470.906
=49.38 %

Fadu'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 )
=-2205.5 / 4426.84
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(4426.84 - 6632.31) / 4426.84
=-49.82 %

* 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.


Fadu  (XKRX:440110) 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

Fadu had a gross margin of -49.82% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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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Fadu (XKRX:440110) Business Description

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Address
16th, 17th Floor, 343 Hakdong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KOR, 06060
Fadu Inc is a fabless semiconductor company innovating Flash storage technology and the Flash storage supply chain. The company is developing a revolutionary Flash Controller architecture for SSDs that meets the explosively diversifying data demands placed on enterprise datacenters.

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