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Ardmore Shipping (Ardmore Shipping) Gross Profit : $226.9 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ardmore Shipping Gross Profit?

Ardmore Shipping's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $55.8 Mil. Ardmore Shipping's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $226.9 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Ardmore Shipping's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $55.8 Mil. Ardmore Shipping's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $98.9 Mil. Therefore, Ardmore Shipping's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 56.48%.

Ardmore Shipping had a gross margin of 56.48% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Ardmore Shipping was 67.53%. The lowest was 35.79%. And the median was 52.73%.


Ardmore Shipping Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ardmore Shipping's Gross Profit 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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Ardmore Shipping Gross Profit Chart

Ardmore Shipping Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 101.66 105.96 68.88 255.55 226.88

Ardmore Shipping Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Gross Profit 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 83.18 72.09 51.51 47.43 55.85

Competitive Comparison of Ardmore Shipping's Gross Profit

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Ardmore Shipping's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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.


Ardmore Shipping's Gross Profit Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Ardmore Shipping's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ardmore Shipping's Gross Profit falls into.



Ardmore Shipping Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Ardmore Shipping's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=395.978 - 169.101
=226.9

Ardmore Shipping's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=98.879 - 43.031
=55.8

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $226.9 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

Ardmore Shipping'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 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=55.8 / 98.879
=56.48 %

* 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.


Ardmore Shipping  (NYSE:ASC) Gross Profit 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

Ardmore Shipping had a gross margin of 56.48% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage


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Ardmore Shipping (Ardmore Shipping) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
69 Pitts Bay Road, Belvedere Building, Ground Floor, Pembroke, Hamilton, BMU, HM08
Ardmore Shipping Corp owns and operates a fleet of mid-size product and chemical tankers, which provide seaborne transportation of petroleum products and chemicals across the globe. The company is focused on fuel efficiency and cost leadership, and it provides its shipping services to customers through voyage charters, commercial pools, and time charters. Its main customers are oil majors, national oil companies, oil and chemical traders, and chemical companies.