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RM (LSE:RM.) Gross Profit : £66.1 Mil (TTM As of Nov. 2023)


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What is RM Gross Profit?

RM's gross profit for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was £38.6 Mil. RM's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 was £66.1 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. RM's gross profit for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was £38.6 Mil. RM's Revenue for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was £107.6 Mil. Therefore, RM's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 35.83%.

RM had a gross margin of 35.83% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of RM was 41.32%. The lowest was 31.99%. And the median was 37.99%.

Warning Sign:

RM PLC gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -5.1%.


RM Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for RM'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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RM Gross Profit Chart

RM Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 91.63 67.08 67.38 68.50 66.08

RM Semi-Annual Data
May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
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 34.44 32.90 35.60 27.52 38.56

Competitive Comparison of RM's Gross Profit

For the Software - Application subindustry, RM'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.


RM's Gross Profit Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, RM's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



RM Gross Profit Calculation

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

RM's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Nov. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=195.186 - 129.103
=66.1

RM's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Nov. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=107.622 - 69.059
=38.6

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £66.1 Mil.

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

RM's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Nov. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Nov. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Nov. 2023 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=38.6 / 107.622
=35.83 %

* 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.


RM  (LSE:RM.) 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

RM had a gross margin of 35.83% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 => Competition eroding margins


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RM (LSE:RM.) Business Description

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142B Park Drive, Milton Park, Milton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, GBR, OX14 4SE
RM PLC provides resources, software, and services to the education sector. The company is structured into three operating divisions: RM Resources, RM Assessment, and RM Technology. The RM Resources division consists of the operating business of TTS. TTS provides education resources used in schools through a predominantly direct marketing business model. The RM Assessment business provides IT software and services to exam boards and professional bodies to allow e-assessment. RM Technology division focuses on supplying IT software and services to schools and colleges. Its primary geographic markets are the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East, and the Rest of the world.

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