Duncans Industries's gross profit for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2012 was ₹355 Mil. Duncans Industries's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2012 was ₹1,180 Mil.
Duncans Industries had a gross margin of 66.23% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 => Durable competitive advantage
Duncans Industries Gross Profit Historical Data
The historical data trend for Duncans Industries'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.
Competitive Comparison of Duncans Industries's Gross Profit
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Duncans Industries'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.
Duncans Industries's Gross Profit Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Duncans Industries's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Duncans Industries's Gross Profit falls into.
Duncans Industries Gross Profit Calculation
Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.
Duncans Industries's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as
Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2012 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ₹1,180 Mil.
Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.
* 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.
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
Duncans Industries had a gross margin of 66.23% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 => Durable competitive advantage
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Duncans Industries (BOM:590063) Business Description
Duncans Industries Ltd operates as a tea processing company, which engages in the cultivation, production, processing, and growing of tea and coffee plants. It markets and distributes its tea products under the Runglee Rungliot, No.1, Shakti, Double Diamond, and Sargam brands.
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