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Startia Holdings (TSE:3393) Gross Margin % : 44.35% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Startia Holdings Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Startia Holdings's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円2,003 Mil. Startia Holdings's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円4,517 Mil. Therefore, Startia Holdings's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 44.35%.

Warning Sign:

Startia Holdings Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.2%.


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

TSE:3393' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 42.26   Med: 44.58   Max: 51.97
Current: 46.21


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Startia Holdings was 51.97%. The lowest was 42.26%. And the median was 44.58%.

TSE:3393's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
54.99% of 2624 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.67 vs TSE:3393: 46.21

Startia Holdings had a gross margin of 44.35% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Startia Holdings was -1.20% per year.


Startia Holdings Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Startia 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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Startia Holdings Gross Margin % Chart

Startia Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 44.72 44.73 43.65 42.72 42.26

Startia Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 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 41.26 44.88 46.73 48.80 44.35

Competitive Comparison of Startia Holdings's Gross Margin %

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Startia 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.


Startia Holdings's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Startia Holdings Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Startia Holdings'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 )
=8454.8 / 20004.407
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(20004.407 - 11549.563) / 20004.407
=42.26 %

Startia 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 )
=2003.1 / 4516.821
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(4516.821 - 2513.711) / 4516.821
=44.35 %

* 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.


Startia Holdings  (TSE:3393) 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

Startia Holdings had a gross margin of 44.35% 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.


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Startia Holdings (TSE:3393) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
19th Floor, Shinjuku Monolith Building, 2-3-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo, JPN, 163-0919
Startia Holdings Inc is engaged in the provision of information technology services in Japan. It operates through the following business divisions: the web solution-related division, the network solution-related divisions, and the business solution-related divisions.

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