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Westshore Terminals Investment (TSX:WTE) Gross Margin % : 36.31% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Westshore Terminals Investment Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Westshore Terminals Investment's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$34.4 Mil. Westshore Terminals Investment's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$94.9 Mil. Therefore, Westshore Terminals Investment's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 36.31%.

Warning Sign:

Westshore Terminals Investment Corp gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -5.4%.


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

TSX:WTE' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 38.41   Med: 54.68   Max: 60.76
Current: 47.15


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Westshore Terminals Investment was 60.76%. The lowest was 38.41%. And the median was 54.68%.

TSX:WTE's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
87.94% of 945 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 20.14 vs TSX:WTE: 47.15

Westshore Terminals Investment had a gross margin of 36.31% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Westshore Terminals Investment was -5.40% per year.


Westshore Terminals Investment Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westshore Terminals Investment'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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Westshore Terminals Investment Gross Margin % Chart

Westshore Terminals Investment Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 55.31 54.44 50.61 38.41 47.15

Westshore Terminals Investment 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 9.08 52.24 48.16 51.69 36.31

Competitive Comparison of Westshore Terminals Investment's Gross Margin %

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Westshore Terminals Investment'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.


Westshore Terminals Investment's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Westshore Terminals Investment's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westshore Terminals Investment's Gross Margin % falls into.



Westshore Terminals Investment Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Westshore Terminals Investment'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 )
=179.6 / 380.995
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(380.995 - 201.368) / 380.995
=47.15 %

Westshore Terminals Investment'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 )
=34.4 / 94.857
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(94.857 - 60.417) / 94.857
=36.31 %

* 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.


Westshore Terminals Investment  (TSX:WTE) 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

Westshore Terminals Investment had a gross margin of 36.31% 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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Westshore Terminals Investment (TSX:WTE) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1067 West Cordova Street, Suite 1800, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 1C7
Westshore Terminals Investment Corporation is a Canada-based company, which owns the Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership. The company operates a coal storage and loading terminal at Roberts Bank, British Columbia, and revenue is derived from rates charged for loading coal onto seagoing vessels. The company services coal from mines in British Columbia, Alberta, and the northwestern United States. The coal is delivered to the terminal in unit trains and then unloaded and transferred onto a ship. It is then shipped to multiple countries across the world, with the majority headed to Japan, Korea and China.

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