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Afyren (XPAR:ALAFY) Gross Margin % : -22.73% (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Afyren Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Afyren's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was €-0.31 Mil. Afyren's Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was €1.36 Mil. Therefore, Afyren's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was -22.73%.


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

XPAR:ALAFY' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -14.42   Med: 48.48   Max: 72.81
Current: -14.42


During the past 6 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Afyren was 72.81%. The lowest was -14.42%. And the median was 48.48%.

XPAR:ALAFY's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
98.8% of 1504 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 22.12 vs XPAR:ALAFY: -14.42

Afyren had a gross margin of -22.73% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

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


Afyren Gross Margin % Historical Data

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

Afyren Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 61.48 72.81 48.48 30.67 9.65

Afyren Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Gross Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 31.37 29.95 21.37 -6.47 -22.73

Competitive Comparison of Afyren's Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Afyren'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.


Afyren's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Afyren's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Afyren Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Afyren'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 )
=0.3 / 3.379
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(3.379 - 3.053) / 3.379
=9.65 %

Afyren's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Jun. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Jun. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-0.3 / 1.364
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1.364 - 1.674) / 1.364
=-22.73 %

* 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.


Afyren  (XPAR:ALAFY) 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

Afyren had a gross margin of -22.73% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 => 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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Afyren Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9-11 rue Gutenberg, Clermont-Ferrand, FRA, 63000
Afyren is a sustainable chemistry company that offers innovative solutions for replacing petroleum-based ingredients with non-food biomass products, in line with a circular, low-carbon economy approach. Using natural microorganisms, Afyren's solutions help produce a family of seven entirely bio-sourced organic acids, as well as one high-value-added fertilizer.

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