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Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone) Gross Margin %

: 77.86% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $18,128 Mil. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $23,283 Mil. Therefore, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 77.86%.


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

NTTYY' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 51.25   Med: 78.91   Max: 79.87
Current: 78.3


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone was 79.87%. The lowest was 51.25%. And the median was 78.91%.

NTTYY's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
88.95% of 353 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 48.92 vs NTTYY: 78.30

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone had a gross margin of 77.86% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Nippon Telegraph & Telephone was -0.30% per year.


Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Telegraph & Telephone'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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Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Margin %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 79.87 79.59 79.39 78.89 78.92

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone 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 78.60 80.16 77.34 77.65 77.86

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone'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.


Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Gross Margin % Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nippon Telegraph & Telephone's Gross Margin % falls into.



Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2023 )
=77563.6 / 98277.506
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(98277.506 - 20713.916) / 98277.506
=78.92 %

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone'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 )
=18127.8 / 23282.755
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(23282.755 - 5154.961) / 23282.755
=77.86 %

* 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.


Nippon Telegraph & Telephone  (OTCPK:NTTYY) 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

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone had a gross margin of 77.86% 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.


Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Gross Margin % Related Terms

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Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5-1, Otemachi 1-Chome, Otemachi First Square, East Tower, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8116
NTT owns NTT DoCoMo, the largest wireless operator in Japan, with 87.5 million subscribers. It also owns NTT East and NTT West, the two regional incumbent fixed-line operators in Japan, with about 12.1 million traditional fixed-line and 23.5 million broadband lines (around 72% of which are wholesaled). The firm also provides IT and communications systems integration via NTT Communications and 52.4%-owned NTT Data.

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