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Saul Centers's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $49.0 Mil. Saul Centers's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $196.8 Mil.
Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Saul Centers's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $49.0 Mil. Saul Centers's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $67.9 Mil. Therefore, Saul Centers's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 72.18%.
Saul Centers had a gross margin of 72.18% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage
During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Saul Centers was 75.98%. The lowest was 73.20%. And the median was 74.61%.
The historical data trend for Saul Centers'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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166.79 | 177.60 | 181.34 | 190.07 | 196.79 |
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49.64 | 48.52 | 49.68 | 49.56 | 49.03 |
For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Saul Centers'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.
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Saul Centers's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Saul Centers's Gross Profit falls into.
Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.
Saul Centers's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as
Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2024 ) | = | Revenue | - | Cost of Goods Sold |
= | 268.847 | - | 72.061 | |
= | 196.8 |
Saul Centers's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as
Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2024 ) | = | Revenue | - | Cost of Goods Sold |
= | 67.924 | - | 18.897 | |
= | 49.0 |
Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $196.8 Mil.
Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.
Saul Centers's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as
Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2024 ) | = | Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2024 ) | / | Revenue (Q: Dec. 2024 ) |
= | (Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) | / | Revenue | |
= | 49.0 | / | 67.924 | |
= | 72.18 % |
* 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.
Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) 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
Saul Centers had a gross margin of 72.18% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage
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David Todd Pearson | officer: Executive V.P.-Real Estate | 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20895 |
Saul B Francis Ii | director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer | 8401 CONNECTICUT AVE, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815 |
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