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Deutsche Post AG (MIL:1DHL) Gross Profit : €13,157 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Deutsche Post AG Gross Profit?

Deutsche Post AG's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €7,194 Mil. Deutsche Post AG's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was €13,157 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Deutsche Post AG's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €7,194 Mil. Deutsche Post AG's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €22,704 Mil. Therefore, Deutsche Post AG's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 31.69%.

Deutsche Post AG had a gross margin of 31.69% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Deutsche Post AG was 17.74%. The lowest was 14.42%. And the median was 15.78%.


Deutsche Post AG Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Deutsche Post AG'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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Deutsche Post AG Gross Profit Chart

Deutsche Post AG Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10,997.00 14,503.00 15,528.00 13,096.00 13,154.00

Deutsche Post AG Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 6,541.00 1,942.00 2,054.00 1,967.00 7,194.00

Competitive Comparison of Deutsche Post AG's Gross Profit

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Deutsche Post AG'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.


Deutsche Post AG's Gross Profit Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Deutsche Post AG's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Deutsche Post AG's Gross Profit falls into.


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Deutsche Post AG Gross Profit Calculation

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

Deutsche Post AG's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=84186 - 71032
=13,154

Deutsche Post AG's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=22704 - 15510
=7,194

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 €13,157 Mil.

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

Deutsche Post AG's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=7,194 / 22704
=31.69 %

* 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.


Deutsche Post AG  (MIL:1DHL) 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

Deutsche Post AG had a gross margin of 31.69% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 => Competition eroding margins


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Deutsche Post AG Business Description

Address
Platz der Deutschen Post, Bonn, NW, DEU, 53250
Based in Germany, DHL Group ranks among the three dominant integrated global parcel-shipping providers, along with US-based FedEx and UPS. It's also a leading global third-party logistics provider in terms of air and ocean forwarding and outsourced contract logistics markets touching Europe. The DHL divisions (Express, Global Forwarding & Freight, eCommerce Solutions, and Supply Chain) generate around 80% of revenue. Roughly 20% comes from the Post & Parcel Germany division, which includes the legacy German postal operations and the faster growing domestic package delivery business in Germany.

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