* 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 Hindustan Organic Chemicals's Gross Margin %
For the Chemicals subindustry, Hindustan Organic Chemicals'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.
Hindustan Organic Chemicals's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Hindustan Organic Chemicals's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Hindustan Organic Chemicals'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.
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
Hindustan Organic Chemicals had a gross margin of 26.58% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => 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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Hindustan Organic Chemicals (BOM:500449) Business Description
Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd or HOCL is an India-based company engaged in the manufacturing and sale of chemicals. Its main products include Phenol, Acetone, Oleum, Nitrobenzene, Concentrated Nitric Acid, Aniline, Nitrotoluenes, Chlorobenzenes, Nitrochlorobenzenes, Dinitrogen Tetroxide and Hydrogen Peroxide. It provides various organic chemicals for industries, such as resins and laminates, dyes and dyes intermediates, drugs and pharmaceuticals, rubber chemicals, paints, pesticides and others. It also produces plastic polytetrafluoroethylene through its subsidiary. HOCL uses raw materials, such as benzene, toluene, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), methanol, naphtha, and sulfur. HOCL has two manufacturing units at Rasayani, District Raigad in Maharashtra and at Kochi in Kerala.
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