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Carreras (XJAM:CAR) Gross Profit : JMD7,555 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2023)


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What is Carreras Gross Profit?

Carreras's gross profit for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was JMD7,555 Mil. Carreras's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2023 was JMD7,555 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Carreras's gross profit for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was JMD7,555 Mil. Carreras's Revenue for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was JMD16,225 Mil. Therefore, Carreras's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 46.56%.

Carreras had a gross margin of 46.56% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Carreras was 50.21%. The lowest was 46.56%. And the median was 48.59%.

Warning Sign:

Carreras Ltd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.4%.


Carreras Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Carreras'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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Carreras Gross Profit Chart

Carreras Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6,436.37 6,993.72 6,812.31 7,575.60 7,554.75

Carreras Semi-Annual Data
Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
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 6,436.37 6,993.72 6,812.31 7,575.60 7,554.75

Competitive Comparison of Carreras's Gross Profit

For the Tobacco subindustry, Carreras'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.


Carreras's Gross Profit Distribution in the Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Carreras's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



Carreras Gross Profit Calculation

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

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

Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=16225.315 - 8670.561
=7,555

Carreras's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=16225.315 - 8670.561
=7,555

For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2023 was JMD7,555 Mil.

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

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

Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2023 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=7,555 / 16225.315
=46.56 %

* 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.


Carreras  (XJAM:CAR) 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

Carreras had a gross margin of 46.56% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage


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Carreras (XJAM:CAR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
13A Ripon Road, Kingston, JAM, 5
Carreras Ltd is a marketer and distributor of cigarettes and tobacco-related products in Jamaica. The company markets and distributes various brands of cigarettes including Craven A and Matterhorn. The group's activities are limited to the distribution of cigarettes to Jamaican consumers, operating in a single segment.