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Capex (BUE:CAPX) Gross Margin % : 53.17% (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Capex Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Capex's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was ARS37,794 Mil. Capex's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was ARS71,075 Mil. Therefore, Capex's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 53.17%.

Warning Sign:

Capex SA gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -10%.


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

BUE:CAPX' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 38.29   Med: 57.49   Max: 67.09
Current: 45.14


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Capex was 67.09%. The lowest was 38.29%. And the median was 57.49%.

BUE:CAPX's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
69.62% of 925 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 27.87 vs BUE:CAPX: 45.14

Capex had a gross margin of 53.17% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Capex was -10.00% per year.


Capex Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Capex'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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Capex Gross Margin % Chart

Capex Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 56.67 46.55 42.46 39.51 38.29

Capex Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 31.29 49.80 46.34 40.60 53.17

Competitive Comparison of Capex's Gross Margin %

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Capex'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.


Capex's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Capex's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Capex's Gross Margin % falls into.



Capex Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Capex's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Apr. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Apr. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Apr. 2023 )
=34779.7 / 90829.193
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(90829.193 - 56049.462) / 90829.193
=38.29 %

Capex'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 )
=37793.5 / 71075.222
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(71075.222 - 33281.702) / 71075.222
=53.17 %

* 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.


Capex  (BUE:CAPX) 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

Capex had a gross margin of 53.17% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 => 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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Capex (BUE:CAPX) Business Description

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Address
Carlos F. Melo 630, Vicente Lopez, Buenos Aires, ARG, 1638
Capex SA is an Argentina based company primarily engaged in the generation of electricity. It operates in the business segments of Oil and Gas which consists the exploration, production and sale of oil and gas, Electricity ADC which relates to the generation of electric power, LPG which involves the production and sale of gas derived liquid fuel, Energy DEEF which consists of wind electric power generation activities, Hydrogen Energy which involves generation of electric power with hydrogen activities, and Oxygen which includes the oxygen production and sale operations. It derives a majority of the revenue from the Electricity ADC segment.

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