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Eastern Province Cement Co (SAU:3080) Gross Profit : ﷼326 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Eastern Province Cement Co Gross Profit?

Eastern Province Cement Co's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼96 Mil. Eastern Province Cement Co's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼326 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Eastern Province Cement Co's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼96 Mil. Eastern Province Cement Co's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼302 Mil. Therefore, Eastern Province Cement Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 31.67%.

Eastern Province Cement Co had a gross margin of 31.67% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Eastern Province Cement Co was 41.91%. The lowest was 23.18%. And the median was 32.76%.


Eastern Province Cement Co Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eastern Province Cement Co'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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Eastern Province Cement Co Gross Profit Chart

Eastern Province Cement Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
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Eastern Province Cement Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 78.49 80.14 61.66 88.58 95.71

Competitive Comparison of Eastern Province Cement Co's Gross Profit

For the Building Materials subindustry, Eastern Province Cement Co'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.


Eastern Province Cement Co's Gross Profit Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Eastern Province Cement Co's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eastern Province Cement Co's Gross Profit falls into.



Eastern Province Cement Co Gross Profit Calculation

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

Eastern Province Cement Co's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=984.576 - 675.699
=309

Eastern Province Cement Co's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=302.248 - 206.54
=96

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ﷼326 Mil.

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

Eastern Province Cement Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=96 / 302.248
=31.67 %

* 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.


Eastern Province Cement Co  (SAU:3080) 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

Eastern Province Cement Co had a gross margin of 31.67% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins


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Eastern Province Cement Co (SAU:3080) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
King Fahd Road (Dammam - Khobar Highway), P.O. Box 4536, Dammam, SAU, 31412
Eastern Province Cement Co is engaged in producing different kinds of Building materials. It operates in two segments: Cement, which is into manufacturing and wholesale of ordinary cement, salt-resistant cement, and clinker cement; and Precast segment is into manufacturing of partitions, frames & prefabricated bui8ldings from prefabricated concrete. The cement segment accounts for the majority revenue of the company. Geographically it generates nearly all of its revenue from Saudi Arabia.

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