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African And Overseas Enterprises (JSE:AOVP) Gross Profit : R346.5 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is African And Overseas Enterprises Gross Profit?

African And Overseas Enterprises's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R179.3 Mil. African And Overseas Enterprises's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was R346.5 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. African And Overseas Enterprises's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R179.3 Mil. African And Overseas Enterprises's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R385.4 Mil. Therefore, African And Overseas Enterprises's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 46.51%.

African And Overseas Enterprises had a gross margin of 46.51% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of African And Overseas Enterprises was 56.27%. The lowest was 48.21%. And the median was 53.15%.


African And Overseas Enterprises Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for African And Overseas Enterprises'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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African And Overseas Enterprises Gross Profit Chart

African And Overseas Enterprises Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Gross Profit
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African And Overseas Enterprises Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of African And Overseas Enterprises's Gross Profit

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, African And Overseas Enterprises'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.


African And Overseas Enterprises's Gross Profit Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, African And Overseas Enterprises's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where African And Overseas Enterprises's Gross Profit falls into.



African And Overseas Enterprises Gross Profit Calculation

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

African And Overseas Enterprises's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Jun. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=719.621 - 365.199
=354.4

African And Overseas Enterprises's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=385.385 - 206.127
=179.3

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R346.5 Mil.

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

African And Overseas Enterprises's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=179.3 / 385.385
=46.51 %

* 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.


African And Overseas Enterprises  (JSE:AOVP) 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

African And Overseas Enterprises had a gross margin of 46.51% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage


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African And Overseas Enterprises (JSE:AOVP) Business Description

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Address
263 Victoria Road, Rex Trueform Office Park, Salt River,, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 7925
African And Overseas Enterprises Ltd is an investment holding company. The company operates in five segments: Retail division comprises the retailing of fashion apparel through Queenspark stores in South Africa. Property division comprises of the group's property portfolio based in Cape Town which includes both investment and owner-occupied properties.; Water infrastructure segment comprises an indirect investment made in a private water and wastewater utility group operating in the South African provinces of Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, Media and broadcasting comprises the provision of media and satellite equipment and services through Telemedia, and the Group Services division manages the corporate responsibility and includes corporate costs. The Retail Segment derives maximum revenue.

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