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Natural Capsules (BOM:524654) Gross Margin % : 48.43% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Natural Capsules Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Natural Capsules's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹195 Mil. Natural Capsules's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹402 Mil. Therefore, Natural Capsules's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 48.43%.


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

BOM:524654' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 49.38   Med: 53.92   Max: 59.86
Current: 49.39


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Natural Capsules was 59.86%. The lowest was 49.38%. And the median was 53.92%.

BOM:524654's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
54.78% of 984 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 46.755 vs BOM:524654: 49.39

Natural Capsules had a gross margin of 48.43% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Natural Capsules was -0.70% per year.


Natural Capsules Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Natural Capsules'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.

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Natural Capsules Gross Margin % Chart

Natural Capsules Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 52.38 49.44 53.95 54.35 49.38

Natural Capsules Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Gross Margin % 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 53.43 52.31 50.27 46.77 48.43

Competitive Comparison of Natural Capsules's Gross Margin %

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Natural Capsules'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.


Natural Capsules's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Natural Capsules's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Natural Capsules's Gross Margin % falls into.



Natural Capsules Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Natural Capsules's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2024 )
=767.5 / 1554.2
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1554.2 - 786.7) / 1554.2
=49.38 %

Natural Capsules'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 )
=194.8 / 402.2
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(402.2 - 207.4) / 402.2
=48.43 %

* 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.


Natural Capsules  (BOM:524654) 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

Natural Capsules had a gross margin of 48.43% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable 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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Natural Capsules (BOM:524654) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
100 Feet Road, Jayanagar II Block, Trident Towers, 4th Floor, No. 23, Bengaluru, KA, IND, 560 011
Natural Capsules Ltd is an India-based company engaged in manufacturing and selling of empty hard gelatin capsules. The products of the company are Hard gelatin capsule shells, Hard cellulose capsule shells, Shiny gelatin capsule shells, Sweet gelatin capsule shells, Enteric capsule shells, Printed gelatin capsule shells, Vegetarian capsule shells, Fortified gelatin capsule shells, and other capsules. In addition, it is also involved in formulating pharmaceutical dosage forms in capsule dosage form, both pharma and neutraceutical products.

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