Padiberas Nasional Bhd (XKLS:6866) Gross Profit : RM2,833 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2013)

Padiberas Nasional Bhd Gross Profit Chart

Competitive Comparison of Padiberas Nasional Bhd's Gross Profit

For the Farm Products subindustry, Padiberas Nasional Bhd'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.

Padiberas Nasional Bhd's Gross Profit Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Padiberas Nasional Bhd's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Padiberas Nasional Bhd's Gross Profit falls into.

Padiberas Nasional Bhd Gross Profit Calculation

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

Padiberas Nasional Bhd's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Padiberas Nasional Bhd's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2013 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was RM2,833 Mil.

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

Padiberas Nasional Bhd's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

* 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.

Padiberas Nasional Bhd  (XKLS:6866) 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

Padiberas Nasional Bhd had a gross margin of 15.47% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 => No sustainable competitive advantage

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