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Hua Hong Semiconductor (HKSE:01347) Gross Margin % : 4.00% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Hua Hong Semiconductor Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Hua Hong Semiconductor's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$142 Mil. Hua Hong Semiconductor's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$3,556 Mil. Therefore, Hua Hong Semiconductor's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.00%.

Warning Sign:

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -5%.


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

HKSE:01347' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.22   Med: 30.42   Max: 34.08
Current: 17.22


During the past 11 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Hua Hong Semiconductor was 34.08%. The lowest was 17.22%. And the median was 30.42%.

HKSE:01347's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
71.99% of 971 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 28.25 vs HKSE:01347: 17.22

Hua Hong Semiconductor had a gross margin of 4.00% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Hua Hong Semiconductor was -5.00% per year.


Hua Hong Semiconductor Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hua Hong Semiconductor'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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Hua Hong Semiconductor Gross Margin % Chart

Hua Hong Semiconductor 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 30.29 24.43 27.69 34.08 21.31

Hua Hong Semiconductor Quarterly Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 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 37.16 38.20 27.73 16.12 4.00

Competitive Comparison of Hua Hong Semiconductor's Gross Margin %

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Hua Hong Semiconductor'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.


Hua Hong Semiconductor's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Hua Hong Semiconductor's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hua Hong Semiconductor's Gross Margin % falls into.



Hua Hong Semiconductor Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Hua Hong Semiconductor'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 )
=3804.1 / 17854.085
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(17854.085 - 14049.963) / 17854.085
=21.31 %

Hua Hong Semiconductor'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 )
=142.3 / 3556.278
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(3556.278 - 3413.983) / 3556.278
=4.00 %

* 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.


Hua Hong Semiconductor  (HKSE:01347) 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

Hua Hong Semiconductor had a gross margin of 4.00% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable 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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Hua Hong Semiconductor (HKSE:01347) Business Description

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Address
288 Halei Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai, CHN, 201203
Hua Hong Semiconductor, or Hua Hong, is the second-largest Chinese foundry and the seventh-largest globally. Its current form is a result of an intragroup restructuring completed in 2013. Hua Hong is headquartered in Shanghai with another plant in Wuxi, China, and has sales offices in Japan, Taiwan and the U.S. It employs more than 6,700 employees. Hua Hong's products are used on smartphones, PCs, for the Internet of Things, data centers, and for automotive and industrial purposes, and so on, but it focuses on more mature process technologies.

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