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Telkom SOC (FRA:TZL1) Gross Profit : €1,621 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Telkom SOC Gross Profit?

Telkom SOC's gross profit for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was €816 Mil. Telkom SOC's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was €1,621 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Telkom SOC's gross profit for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was €816 Mil. Telkom SOC's Revenue for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was €1,028 Mil. Therefore, Telkom SOC's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 79.43%.

Telkom SOC had a gross margin of 79.43% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Telkom SOC was 82.31%. The lowest was 76.25%. And the median was 78.91%.


Telkom SOC Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telkom SOC'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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Telkom SOC Gross Profit Chart

Telkom SOC Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,830.77 1,940.04 2,042.79 1,631.83 1,611.29

Telkom SOC Semi-Annual Data
Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
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 1,009.92 910.92 819.96 804.56 816.38

Competitive Comparison of Telkom SOC's Gross Profit

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Telkom SOC'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.


Telkom SOC's Gross Profit Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Telkom SOC's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Telkom SOC's Gross Profit falls into.



Telkom SOC Gross Profit Calculation

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

Telkom SOC's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=2072.707 - 461.421
=1,611

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

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=1027.787 - 211.405
=816

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €1,621 Mil.

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

Telkom SOC'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
=816 / 1027.787
=79.43 %

* 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.


Telkom SOC  (FRA:TZL1) 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

Telkom SOC had a gross margin of 79.43% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage


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Telkom SOC (FRA:TZL1) Business Description

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Address
61 Oak Avenue, Telkom Park, Highveld, Centurion, GT, ZAF, 0157
Telkom SA SOC Ltd provides fixed-line voice and data communications services in South Africa. The fixed-line segment has more than 4.5 million access lines in South Africa, where fixed-line penetration is 9.3%. Telkom offers wireless data services through subsidiary Swiftnet. The firm owns 75% of Multi-Links, a mobile operation in Nigeria with 1.78 million subscribers. The firm also owns Africa Online, which has more than 17,000 Internet customers throughout the continent.

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