Friedman Industries's gross profit for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2024 was $8.1 Mil. Friedman Industries's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $48.4 Mil.
Friedman Industries had a gross margin of 8.60% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage
During the past 13 years, the highestGross Margin % of Friedman Industries was 18.70%. The lowest was -0.25%. And the median was 7.56%.
Friedman Industries Gross Profit Historical Data
The historical data trend for Friedman 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 Friedman Industries's Gross Profit
For the Steel subindustry, Friedman 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.
Friedman Industries's Gross Profit Distribution in the Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Friedman Industries's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Friedman Industries's Gross Profit falls into.
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 $48.4 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
Friedman Industries had a gross margin of 8.60% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage
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Friedman Industries Inc is engaged in the manufacturing and processing of steel products. The company's operating segments include flat-roll products and Tubular Products. It generates maximum revenue from the flat-roll products segment. The company's products and services include Temper Pass, Cut-To-Length, Whole Coils, Toll Processing, Electric Resistance Welded Pipe (ERW), New Mill Secondary, and Pipe Finishing Services.
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