Ekopak NV (XBRU:EKOP) Gross Margin %

: 31.59% (As of Dec. 2023)

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Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Ekopak NV's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €6.88 Mil. Ekopak NV's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €21.78 Mil. Therefore, Ekopak NV's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 31.59%.

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

XBRU:EKOP' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 21.93 Med: 25.25 Max: 35.26
Current: 27.22

During the past 7 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Ekopak NV was 35.26%. The lowest was 21.93%. And the median was 25.25%.

XBRU:EKOP's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
52.68% of 503 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 28.48 vs XBRU:EKOP: 27.22

Ekopak NV had a gross margin of 31.59% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

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

Ekopak NV Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ekopak NV's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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Ekopak NV Annual Data

Trend

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Gross Margin %

29.81

21.93

25.25

23.91

31.20

Ekopak NV Semi-Annual Data
	Dec18	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Gross Margin %						27.31	25.84	22.50	30.61	31.59

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Ekopak NV'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.

Ekopak NV Gross Margin % Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Ekopak NV's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ekopak NV's Gross Margin % falls into.

Ekopak NV Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Ekopak NV'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 )
	=	11.2	/	36.033
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(36.033 - 24.789)	/	36.033
	=	31.20 %

Ekopak NV'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 )
	=	6.9	/	21.779
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(21.779 - 14.898)	/	21.779
	=	31.59 %

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.

Ekopak NV (XBRU:EKOP) 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

Ekopak NV had a gross margin of 31.59% 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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Ekopak NV (XBRU:EKOP) Business Description

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Website

https://www.ekopak.be

Ekopak NV is an environmental, social and governance driven off-grid water solution company. Its solutions allow industrial customers to reduce their water consumption, in a sustainable, reliable and cost-effective manner. Ekopak focuses on optimizing customer water use through containerized water purification units that transform off-grid water sources such as rain, surface and wastewater into cleaner water that can be used and reused in the customer's industrial processes.

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