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Confluent (Confluent) Gross Profit : $547.3 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Confluent Gross Profit?

Confluent's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $156.1 Mil. Confluent's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $547.3 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Confluent's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $156.1 Mil. Confluent's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $213.2 Mil. Therefore, Confluent's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 73.24%.

Confluent had a gross margin of 73.24% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 5 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Confluent was 70.44%. The lowest was 64.60%. And the median was 67.04%.


Confluent Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Confluent'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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Confluent Gross Profit Chart

Confluent Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
100.44 161.10 250.57 383.53 547.28

Confluent Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 114.72 116.16 131.37 143.63 156.13

Competitive Comparison of Confluent's Gross Profit

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Confluent'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.


Confluent's Gross Profit Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Confluent's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

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



Confluent Gross Profit Calculation

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

Confluent'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
=776.952 - 229.67
=547.3

Confluent's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=213.184 - 57.057
=156.1

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $547.3 Mil.

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

Confluent'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 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=156.1 / 213.184
=73.24 %

* 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.


Confluent  (NAS:CFLT) 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

Confluent had a gross margin of 73.24% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage


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Confluent (Confluent) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
899 West Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA, 94041
Confluent Inc is a new category of data infrastructure designed to connect all the applications, systems, and data layers of a company around a real-time central nervous system. Its products include Confluent Platform; Connectors; ksqlDB and others. The company generates revenue from the sale of subscriptions and services. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States. It provides solutions to Financial Services; Insurance; Retail and eCommerce; Automotive; Government and other sectors.
Executives
Rohan Sivaram officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CONFLUENT, INC., 899 W. EVELYN AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
Chad Verbowski officer: SVP of Engineering C/O CONFLUENT, INC., 899 W. EVELYN AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
Ying Christina Liu officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O ZENDESK, INC., 1019 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Edward Jay Kreps director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O CONFLUENT, INC., 899 W. EVELYN AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
Erica Schultz officer: President, Field Operations C/O NEW RELIC, INC., 188 SPEAR STREET, STE. 1200, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Michelangelo Volpi director C/O HORTONWORKS, INC., 3640 W. BAYSHORE RD., PALO ALTO CA 94303
Stephanie Buscemi officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O IHS INC., 15 INVERNESS EAST WAY, ENGLEWOOD CO 80107
Jonathan Chadwick director 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Lara Caimi director C/O CONFLUENT, INC., 899 W EVELYN AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
Steffan Tomlinson officer: Chief Financial Officer PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC., 3300 OLCOTT STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Eric Vishria director, 10 percent owner 2965 WOODSIDE ROAD, WOODSIDE CA 94062
Sequoia Capital Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner 2800 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Index Ventures Vii Parallel Entrepreneur Fund (jersey), L.p. 10 percent owner C/O EFG WEALTH SOLUTIONS (JERSEY) LTD, NO. 1 SEATON PLACE, ST. HELIER Y9 JE4 8YJ
Sequoia Capital Fund Parallel, Llc 10 percent owner 2800 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Index Ventures Vii (jersey), L.p. 10 percent owner C/O EFG WEALTH SOLUTIONS (JERSEY) LTD, NO. 1 SEATON PLACE, ST. HELIER Y9 JE4 8YJ