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Natoco Co (TSE:4627) Gross Profit : 円4,445 Mil (TTM As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Natoco Co Gross Profit?

Natoco Co's gross profit for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 円1,004 Mil. Natoco Co's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was 円4,445 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Natoco Co's gross profit for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 円1,004 Mil. Natoco Co's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 円4,877 Mil. Therefore, Natoco Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 20.58%.

Natoco Co had a gross margin of 20.58% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Natoco Co was 26.45%. The lowest was 21.96%. And the median was 25.11%.

Warning Sign:

Natoco Co Ltd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -2.1%.


Natoco Co Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Natoco 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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Natoco Co Gross Profit Chart

Natoco Co Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4,437.30 4,218.73 5,037.33 4,894.98 4,486.15

Natoco Co Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 1,044.93 1,092.87 1,277.81 1,070.54 1,003.73

Competitive Comparison of Natoco Co's Gross Profit

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Natoco 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.


Natoco Co's Gross Profit Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Natoco Co's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



Natoco Co Gross Profit Calculation

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

Natoco Co's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Oct. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=20164.02 - 15677.87
=4,486

Natoco Co's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Jan. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=4877.238 - 3873.508
=1,004

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was 円4,445 Mil.

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

Natoco Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Jan. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=1,004 / 4877.238
=20.58 %

* 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.


Natoco Co  (TSE:4627) 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

Natoco Co had a gross margin of 20.58% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 => Competition eroding margins


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Natoco Co (TSE:4627) Business Description

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Address
18 Shogayama Uchikoshi-cho, Miyoshi-shi Aichi, Miyoshi, JPN, 470-0213
Natoco Co Ltd is engaged in the business of manufacturing and sales of paints, ink, plastics, and fine chemical products and sales of related products. It also engaged in the collection, transportation, and disposal of industrial waste products. Its other products include such as toning system, general purpose thinner, environment compatible equipment.

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