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Unicharm (Unicharm) Gross Profit : $2,513 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Unicharm Gross Profit?

Unicharm's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $615 Mil. Unicharm's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $2,513 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Unicharm's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $615 Mil. Unicharm's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,577 Mil. Therefore, Unicharm's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 39.02%.

Unicharm had a gross margin of 39.02% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Unicharm was 44.97%. The lowest was 36.59%. And the median was 38.64%.


Unicharm Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Unicharm's Gross Profit 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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Unicharm Gross Profit Chart

Unicharm Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,444.87 2,819.10 2,755.31 2,435.61 2,441.48

Unicharm Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Gross Profit 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 580.65 615.70 599.35 682.52 615.41

Competitive Comparison of Unicharm's Gross Profit

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Unicharm's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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.


Unicharm's Gross Profit Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Unicharm's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Unicharm's Gross Profit falls into.



Unicharm Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Unicharm's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=6541.049 - 4099.569
=2,441

Unicharm's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=1577.114 - 961.703
=615

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2,513 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

Unicharm's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=615 / 1577.114
=39.02 %

* 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.


Unicharm  (OTCPK:UNICY) Gross Profit 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

Unicharm had a gross margin of 39.02% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins


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Unicharm (Unicharm) Business Description

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Address
3-5-19, Mita, Minato-ku, Sumitomo Fudosan Mita Twin Building, West Wing, Tokyo, JPN, 108-8575
Focusing on personal hygiene products utilizing non-woven fabric, Unicharm is the largest manufacturer of disposable baby diapers, feminine sanitary, and adult incontinence products in Japan and Asia. Its personal-care business accounted for 86% of its sales as of 2021, with the balance from mainly the pet care. Unicharm generates 62% sales from overseas, of which nearly three quarters of sales are from Asia, mostly China, Indonesia and Thailand. India, followed by Vietnam, is the fastest rising market. Outside Asia, it also operates in Saudi Arabia, Americas and Europe. Drugstores, supermarkets, baby product specialty stores as well as e-commerce are the key sales channels.

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