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Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) Gross Margin % : 94.19% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Flight Centre Travel Group Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Flight Centre Travel Group's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$1,213 Mil. Flight Centre Travel Group's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$1,287 Mil. Therefore, Flight Centre Travel Group's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 94.19%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Flight Centre Travel Group's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:FLT' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 93.16   Med: 95.63   Max: 99.41
Current: 94.73


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Flight Centre Travel Group was 99.41%. The lowest was 93.16%. And the median was 95.63%.

ASX:FLT's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
96.6% of 765 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 43.19 vs ASX:FLT: 94.73

Flight Centre Travel Group had a gross margin of 94.19% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Flight Centre Travel Group was 0.40% per year.


Flight Centre Travel Group Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Flight Centre Travel Group's Gross Margin % 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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Flight Centre Travel Group Gross Margin % Chart

Flight Centre Travel Group Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 94.85 93.16 99.41 97.56 95.64

Flight Centre Travel Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Gross Margin % 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 97.97 97.38 96.12 95.26 94.19

Competitive Comparison of Flight Centre Travel Group's Gross Margin %

For the Travel Services subindustry, Flight Centre Travel Group's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % 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.


Flight Centre Travel Group's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Flight Centre Travel Group's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Flight Centre Travel Group's Gross Margin % falls into.



Flight Centre Travel Group Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue.

Flight Centre Travel Group's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Jun. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Jun. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Jun. 2023 )
=2181.3 / 2280.782
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(2280.782 - 99.497) / 2280.782
=95.64 %

Flight Centre Travel Group's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=1212.5 / 1287.322
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1287.322 - 74.789) / 1287.322
=94.19 %

* 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.


Flight Centre Travel Group  (ASX:FLT) Gross Margin % 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

Flight Centre Travel Group had a gross margin of 94.19% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage


Be Aware

If a company loses its competitive advantages, usually its gross margin declines well before its sales declines. Watching Gross Margin % and Operating Margin % closely helps avoid value trap situations.


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Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
275 Grey Street, South Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, AUS, 4101
Flight Centre Travel is one of the largest travel agencies in the world. It operates an large network of shops globally, most of them located in Australia, the United States, and Europe. The group operates across the whole spectrum of the travel services market, including leisure travel retailing, in-destination experiences, corporate travel arrangement, and youth travel retailing. The services are facilitated via some 40 brands, with Flight Centre being the flagship brand in the leisure segment and FCM Travel the key brand in the corporate.

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