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LEM Holding (XSWX:LEHN) Gross Margin % : 44.10% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is LEM Holding Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. LEM Holding's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was CHF69.0 Mil. LEM Holding's Revenue for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was CHF156.6 Mil. Therefore, LEM Holding's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 44.10%.


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

XSWX:LEHN' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 45.29   Med: 46.49   Max: 47.48
Current: 45.29


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of LEM Holding was 47.48%. The lowest was 45.29%. And the median was 46.49%.

XSWX:LEHN's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
83.28% of 2422 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 24.655 vs XSWX:LEHN: 45.29

LEM Holding had a gross margin of 44.10% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for LEM Holding was 0.60% per year.


LEM Holding Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for LEM Holding'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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LEM Holding Gross Margin % Chart

LEM Holding Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 46.36 46.72 47.48 47.30 46.62

LEM Holding Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 47.37 47.23 46.87 46.31 44.10

Competitive Comparison of LEM Holding's Gross Margin %

For the Electronic Components subindustry, LEM Holding'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.


LEM Holding's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, LEM Holding's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



LEM Holding Gross Margin % Calculation

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

LEM Holding's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2024 )
=189.2 / 405.777
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(405.777 - 216.614) / 405.777
=46.62 %

LEM Holding's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=69 / 156.55
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(156.55 - 87.517) / 156.55
=44.10 %

* 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.


LEM Holding  (XSWX:LEHN) 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

LEM Holding had a gross margin of 44.10% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 => Durable 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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LEM Holding Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Route du Nant-d\'Avril, 152, Meyrin, CHE, 1217
LEM Holding SA is a Switzerland-based holding company. Along with its subsidiaries, it manufactures and distributes electrical measurement components for products with automotive, railway, battery monitoring, and wireless submetering network measuring applications. Its product portfolio includes Energy meters, Rogowski coils, Voltage sensors, Current sensors, and Integrated current sensors. The firm's operations are broadly organized in two segments namely Asia, Europe/Americas, and LEM Group. It derives a majority of its revenue from Europe/Americas regions which represents its business in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, NAFTA, and Latin America.

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