Barry Callebaut AG gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.3%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Barry Callebaut AG's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
XSWX:BARN'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.93 Med: 15.24 Max: 16.65
Current: 15.09
During the past 13 years, the highestGross Margin % of Barry Callebaut AG was 16.65%. The lowest was 12.93%. And the median was 15.24%.
XSWX:BARN's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than 72.47% of 1809
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 25.04
vs XSWX:BARN: 15.09
Barry Callebaut AG had a gross margin of 14.28% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Barry Callebaut AG was -1.30% per year.
Barry Callebaut AG Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Barry Callebaut AG'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.
Competitive Comparison of Barry Callebaut AG's Gross Margin %
For the Confectioners subindustry, Barry Callebaut AG'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.
Barry Callebaut AG's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Barry Callebaut AG's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Barry Callebaut AG's Gross Margin % falls into.
* 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.
Barry Callebaut AG (XSWX:BARN) 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
Barry Callebaut AG had a gross margin of 14.28% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 => No sustainable 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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Barry Callebaut AG (XSWX:BARN) Business Description
Barry Callebaut is a significant manufacturer and supplier of cocoa and chocolate ingredients, employing over 13,000 people. Customers include food and beverage makers as well as craftspeople, chocolatiers, pastry chefs, and bakers who utilize chocolate professionally. Barry Callebaut is vertically integrated from raw material (cocoa bean) procurement through chocolate manufacture, while not owning any cocoa farms. The firm produces around 40% of the world's industrial chocolate (open market), and its products are used in approximately 20% of the world's chocolate and cocoa goods. Barry Callebaut's sustainability endeavors are reflected in the fact that the company's Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating is one of the lowest in its subcategory and first among its peers.
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