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Colabor Group (Colabor Group) Gross Margin %

: 18.98% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Colabor Group's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $27.8 Mil. Colabor Group's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $146.3 Mil. Therefore, Colabor Group's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 18.98%.


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

COLFF' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.87   Med: 14.44   Max: 18.67
Current: 18.67


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Colabor Group was 18.67%. The lowest was 1.87%. And the median was 14.44%.

COLFF's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
64.31% of 311 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 22.74 vs COLFF: 18.67

Colabor Group had a gross margin of 18.98% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Colabor Group was 6.30% per year.


Colabor Group Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Colabor 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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Colabor Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.56 16.65 16.79 18.03 18.67

Colabor Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Gross Margin % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.26 18.74 18.01 18.89 18.98

Competitive Comparison

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Colabor 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.


Colabor Group Gross Margin % Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Colabor Group's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Colabor Group Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Colabor Group'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 )
=91.7 / 491.301
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(491.301 - 399.595) / 491.301
=18.67 %

Colabor 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 )
=27.8 / 146.333
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(146.333 - 118.563) / 146.333
=18.98 %

* 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.


Colabor Group  (OTCPK:COLFF) 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

Colabor Group had a gross margin of 18.98% 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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Colabor Group (Colabor Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1620 De Montarville Boulevard, Boucherville, QC, CAN, J4B 8P4
Colabor Group Inc is a wholesaler and distributor of food and related products in Canada. The company operates in two segments Distribution and the Wholesale segment. Its Distribution segment operations include the distribution of food products and related products in hotels, restaurants, and institutions (HRI) and the retail market. Its products such as meat, fish, and seafood (Specialty Distribution), as well as general food-related products (Broadline Distribution), and the Wholesale segment's operations, include the sale of general food-related products to distributors from its distribution center in Boucherville. The company generates maximum revenue from the Distribution segment.