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Tata Consultancy Services (NSE:TCS) Gross Margin % : 40.07% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Tata Consultancy Services Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Tata Consultancy Services's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹245,380 Mil. Tata Consultancy Services's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹612,370 Mil. Therefore, Tata Consultancy Services's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 40.07%.

Warning Sign:

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -3.6%.


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

NSE:TCS' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 40.29   Med: 47.73   Max: 57.48
Current: 40.29


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Tata Consultancy Services was 57.48%. The lowest was 40.29%. And the median was 47.73%.

NSE:TCS's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
51.79% of 2628 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.685 vs NSE:TCS: 40.29

Tata Consultancy Services had a gross margin of 40.07% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Tata Consultancy Services was -3.60% per year.


Tata Consultancy Services Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tata Consultancy Services'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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Tata Consultancy Services Gross Margin % Chart

Tata Consultancy Services Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 47.74 47.08 47.71 42.60 40.29

Tata Consultancy Services Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 42.01 39.96 40.39 40.75 40.07

Competitive Comparison of Tata Consultancy Services's Gross Margin %

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Tata Consultancy Services'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.


Tata Consultancy Services's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Tata Consultancy Services's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tata Consultancy Services's Gross Margin % falls into.



Tata Consultancy Services Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Tata Consultancy Services's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2024 )
=970600 / 2408930
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(2408930 - 1438330) / 2408930
=40.29 %

Tata Consultancy Services's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=245380 / 612370
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(612370 - 366990) / 612370
=40.07 %

* 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.


Tata Consultancy Services  (NSE:TCS) 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

Tata Consultancy Services had a gross margin of 40.07% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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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Tata Consultancy Services (NSE:TCS) Business Description

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Address
Raveline Street, TCS House, Fort, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400001
Tata Consultancy Services is a leading global IT services provider, with nearly 450,000 employees. Based in Mumbai, the India IT services firm leverages its offshore outsourcing model to derive half of its revenue from North America. The company offers traditional IT services offerings: consulting, managed services, and cloud infrastructure services as well as business process outsourcing as a service, or BPaaS.