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Jindal Stainless (BOM:532508) Gross Margin % : 25.77% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Jindal Stainless Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Jindal Stainless's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹24,362 Mil. Jindal Stainless's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹94,540 Mil. Therefore, Jindal Stainless's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 25.77%.


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

BOM:532508' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.09   Med: 17.51   Max: 26.79
Current: 26.11


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Jindal Stainless was 26.79%. The lowest was 12.09%. And the median was 17.51%.

BOM:532508's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
61.3% of 584 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 12.94 vs BOM:532508: 26.11

Jindal Stainless had a gross margin of 25.77% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Jindal Stainless was 17.20% per year.


Jindal Stainless Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jindal Stainless'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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Jindal Stainless Gross Margin % Chart

Jindal Stainless 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 13.78 17.70 20.49 26.79 26.11

Jindal Stainless 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 26.46 25.63 25.38 27.77 25.77

Competitive Comparison of Jindal Stainless's Gross Margin %

For the Steel subindustry, Jindal Stainless'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.


Jindal Stainless's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Jindal Stainless's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jindal Stainless's Gross Margin % falls into.



Jindal Stainless Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Jindal Stainless'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 )
=100669.9 / 385624.7
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(385624.7 - 284954.8) / 385624.7
=26.11 %

Jindal Stainless'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 )
=24362.3 / 94540.2
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(94540.2 - 70177.9) / 94540.2
=25.77 %

* 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.


Jindal Stainless  (BOM:532508) 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

Jindal Stainless had a gross margin of 25.77% 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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Jindal Stainless (BOM:532508) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Jindal Centre, 12, Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi, IND, 110066
Jindal Stainless Ltd is an India-based stainless steel manufacturing company. It offers products such as ferroalloys, stainless steel slabs, and blooms, hot rolled and cold rolled coils, plates, razor blade steel, precision strips, and coin blanks. The firm has a distribution network through its service centers and warehouses in both the Indian and overseas markets. Jindal derives most of the revenue from the sale of steel products.

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