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SThree (LSE:STEM) Gross Profit : £134 Mil (TTM As of Nov. 2024)


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What is SThree Gross Profit?

SThree's gross profit for the six months ended in Nov. 2024 was £61 Mil. SThree's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2024 was £134 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. SThree's gross profit for the six months ended in Nov. 2024 was £61 Mil. SThree's Revenue for the six months ended in Nov. 2024 was £730 Mil. Therefore, SThree's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 was 8.40%.

SThree had a gross margin of 8.40% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of SThree was 27.77%. The lowest was 9.00%. And the median was 25.59%.

Warning Sign:

SThree PLC gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -22.8%.


SThree Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for SThree'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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SThree Gross Profit Chart

SThree Annual Data
Trend Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 308.58 355.71 164.61 163.77 134.34

SThree Semi-Annual Data
May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23 May24 Nov24
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 -38.45 80.35 83.42 73.05 61.29

Competitive Comparison of SThree's Gross Profit

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, SThree'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.


SThree's Gross Profit Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, SThree's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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


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SThree Gross Profit Calculation

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

SThree's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Nov. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=1492.906 - 1358.568
=134

SThree's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Nov. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=729.502 - 668.216
=61

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £134 Mil.

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

SThree's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Nov. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Nov. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Nov. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=61 / 729.502
=8.40 %

* 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.


SThree  (LSE:STEM) 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

SThree had a gross margin of 8.40% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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SThree Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
75 King William Street, 1st Floor, London, GBR, EC4N 7BE
SThree PLC is involved in the staffing business. It provides contract and permanent recruitment services. The company operates in information and communication, engineering, energy, life sciences, banking, and finance sectors. It provides its service through various brands such as Progressive, Computer Futures, Real Staffing Group, and Huxley Associates. The company generated revenue from DACH, Rest of Europe, Netherlands including Spain, USA, Middle East & Asia.