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Paymentus Holdings (Paymentus Holdings) Gross Margin %

: 30.03% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Paymentus Holdings's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $49.5 Mil. Paymentus Holdings's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $164.8 Mil. Therefore, Paymentus Holdings's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 30.03%.


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

PAY' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 29.67   Med: 30.69   Max: 31.57
Current: 29.67


During the past 5 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Paymentus Holdings was 31.57%. The lowest was 29.67%. And the median was 30.69%.

PAY's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
66.1% of 2628 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.685 vs PAY: 29.67

Paymentus Holdings had a gross margin of 30.03% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Paymentus Holdings was 0.00% per year.


Paymentus Holdings Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Paymentus Holdings'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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Paymentus Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
31.57 30.69 30.69 30.12 29.67

Paymentus Holdings Quarterly Data
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 31.12 27.02 30.79 30.78 30.03

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Paymentus Holdings'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.


Paymentus Holdings Gross Margin % Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Paymentus Holdings's Gross Margin % falls into.



Paymentus Holdings Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Paymentus Holdings'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 )
=182.3 / 614.49
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(614.49 - 432.148) / 614.49
=29.67 %

Paymentus Holdings'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 )
=49.5 / 164.8
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(164.8 - 115.308) / 164.8
=30.03 %

* 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.


Paymentus Holdings  (NYSE:PAY) 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

Paymentus Holdings had a gross margin of 30.03% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins


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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Paymentus Holdings (Paymentus Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
11605 N. Community House Road, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28277
Paymentus Holdings Inc provides electronic bill presentment and payment services, enterprise customer communication and self-service revenue management to billers and financial institutions through a Software-as-a-Service, (SaaS), secure, omni-channel technology platform. The platform integrates into a biller's core financial and operating systems to provide flexible and secure access to payment processing of credit cards, debit cards, eChecks and digital wallets across a number of channels including online, mobile, IVR, call center, chatbot and voice-based assistants. The Company generates revenue from payment transaction fees processed through the Company's platform. The fees are generated as a percentage of transaction value or a specified fee per transaction.
Executives
Andrew A. Gerber officer: General Counsel and Secretary 18390 NE 68TH ST., REDMOND WA 98052
Gerasimos (jerry) Portocalis officer: Chief Commercial Officer 18390 NE 68TH ST., REDMOND WA 98052
Arun Oberoi director 100 EAST DAVIE STREET, RALEIGH NC 27601
Sanjay Kalra officer: SVP and CFO HARMONIC INC., 4300 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Paul E. Seamon officer: Interim CFO 18390 NE 68TH ST, REDMOND WA 98052
Matt Parson officer: Chief Financial Officer 18390 NE 68TH ST., REDMOND WA 98052
Gary Trainor director 18390 NE 68TH ST., REDMOND WA 98052
Jody R Davids director C/O PREMIER INC., 13034 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Dushyant Sharma director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, President and CEO 18390 NE 68TH ST., REDMOND WA 98052
William Ingram director C/O LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 5887 COPLEY DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92111
Accel-kkr Growth Capital Partners Ii, Lp 10 percent owner 2500 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 300, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Accel-kkr Growth Capital Partners Ii Strategic Fund, Lp 10 percent owner 2500 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 300, MENLO PARK CA 94025
John C Morrow officer: General Counsel and Secretary 11100 NE 8TH ST #600, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Accel-kkr Growth Capital Partners Iii, Lp 10 percent owner 2500 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 300, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Accel-kkr Capital Partners Cv Iii, Lp 10 percent owner 2500 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 300, MENLO PARK CA 94025