AEterna Zentaris (STU:ET80) Gross Profit : €1.99 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)

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What is AEterna Zentaris Gross Profit?

AEterna Zentaris's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-0.01 Mil. AEterna Zentaris's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was €1.99 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. AEterna Zentaris's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-0.01 Mil. AEterna Zentaris's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0.00 Mil. Therefore, AEterna Zentaris's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -275.00%.

AEterna Zentaris had a gross margin of -275.00% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of AEterna Zentaris was 98.29%. The lowest was 22.97%. And the median was 93.62%.

AEterna Zentaris Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for AEterna Zentaris's Gross Profit can be seen below:

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AEterna Zentaris Gross Profit Chart

AEterna Zentaris Annual Data

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0.11

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4.58

5.18

3.92

AEterna Zentaris Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Gross Profit	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.97	1.95	-0.01	0.06	-0.01

Competitive Comparison of AEterna Zentaris's Gross Profit

For the Biotechnology subindustry, AEterna Zentaris's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit data, can be viewed below:

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AEterna Zentaris's Gross Profit Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, AEterna Zentaris's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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AEterna Zentaris Gross Profit Calculation

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

AEterna Zentaris'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
	=	4.125	-	0.204
	=	3.92

AEterna Zentaris's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )	=	Revenue	-	Cost of Goods Sold
	=	0.004	-	0.015
	=	-0.01

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €1.99 Mil.

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

AEterna Zentaris's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )	=	Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )	/	Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	-0.01	/	0.004
	=	-275.00 %

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.

AEterna Zentaris (STU:ET80) 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

AEterna Zentaris had a gross margin of -275.00% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

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AEterna Zentaris (STU:ET80) Business Description

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222 Bay Street, Suite 3000, PO Box 53, c/o Norton Rose Fulbright Canada, LLP, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5K 1E7

Website

https://www.zentaris.com

AEterna Zentaris Inc is a biopharmaceutical company commercializing & developing therapeutics & diagnostic tests. The company's product, Macrilen (macimorelin), is the oral test indicated for the diagnosis of adult growth hormone deficiency (GHD). Macrilen is marketed in the U.S. through a license agreement with Novo Nordisk & the company receives royalties on sales. Aeterna owns all rights to macimorelin outside of the U.S. & Canada. It is leveraging the clinical success & safety profile of macimorelin to develop it for the diagnosis of child-onset GHD. The company's geographical segments include Switzerland, Ireland, Denmark, and others, of which nearly all of its revenue comes from Switzerland.

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