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China Literature (HKSE:00772) Gross Margin % : 47.38% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Literature Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. China Literature's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$1,932 Mil. China Literature's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$4,078 Mil. Therefore, China Literature's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 47.38%.


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

HKSE:00772' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 36.13   Med: 48.87   Max: 53.06
Current: 48.08


During the past 10 years, the highest Gross Margin % of China Literature was 53.06%. The lowest was 36.13%. And the median was 48.87%.

HKSE:00772's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
63.98% of 522 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 60.98 vs HKSE:00772: 48.08

China Literature had a gross margin of 47.38% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for China Literature was 0.90% per year.


China Literature Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Literature'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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China Literature Gross Margin % Chart

China Literature Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 44.23 49.66 53.06 52.85 48.08

China Literature Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 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 53.43 52.51 53.24 48.88 47.38

Competitive Comparison of China Literature's Gross Margin %

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, China Literature'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.


China Literature's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, China Literature's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



China Literature Gross Margin % Calculation

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

China Literature's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=3687.6 / 7669.342
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(7669.342 - 3981.707) / 7669.342
=48.08 %

China Literature'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 )
=1932.4 / 4078.438
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(4078.438 - 2146.058) / 4078.438
=47.38 %

* 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.


China Literature  (HKSE:00772) 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

China Literature had a gross margin of 47.38% 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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China Literature (HKSE:00772) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 5169 Binjiang Avenue, N3 Lujiazui Binjiang Center, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, CHN, 200135
China Literature Ltd is an investment holding company. The company along with its subsidiaries provides online reading services, copyright commercialization, writer cultivation and brokerage, and operation of text work reading. It generates its revenue from Online reading through self-owned platform products. it operates in two segments: Online business and Intellectual property operations and others. The Online business segment that derives the majority of revenue comprises online paid reading, online advertising, and game publishing. The Intellectual property operations and others segment includes licensing and distribution of film and television properties, copyrights licensing, sales of adaptation rights and scripts, sales of physical books, in-house online games operations.

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