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Impex Ferro Tech (BOM:532614) Gross Margin % : -299.43% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Impex Ferro Tech Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Impex Ferro Tech's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-16.37 Mil. Impex Ferro Tech's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹5.47 Mil. Therefore, Impex Ferro Tech's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -299.43%.


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

BOM:532614' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1114.68   Med: -2.41   Max: 18.2
Current: -1114.68


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Impex Ferro Tech was 18.20%. The lowest was -1114.68%. And the median was -2.41%.

BOM:532614's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
98.86% of 704 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 19.22 vs BOM:532614: -1114.68

Impex Ferro Tech had a gross margin of -299.43% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Impex Ferro Tech was 0.00% per year.


Impex Ferro Tech Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Impex Ferro Tech'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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Impex Ferro Tech Gross Margin % Chart

Impex Ferro Tech Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.23 -42.53 -15.59 2.14 -31.43

Impex Ferro Tech Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -45.31 -1,980.45 -990.23 -94.18 -299.43

Competitive Comparison of Impex Ferro Tech's Gross Margin %

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Impex Ferro Tech'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.


Impex Ferro Tech's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Impex Ferro Tech's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Impex Ferro Tech's Gross Margin % falls into.



Impex Ferro Tech Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Impex Ferro Tech's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-450 / 1431.647
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1431.647 - 1881.607) / 1431.647
=-31.43 %

Impex Ferro Tech'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 )
=-16.4 / 5.467
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(5.467 - 21.837) / 5.467
=-299.43 %

* 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.


Impex Ferro Tech  (BOM:532614) 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

Impex Ferro Tech had a gross margin of -299.43% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable 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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Impex Ferro Tech (BOM:532614) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
132A, S. P. Mukherjee Road, SKP House, Kolkatta, WB, IND, 700026
Impex Ferro Tech Ltd is an Indian firm engaged in the business line of manufacturing Ferro Alloys (ferro manganese / silico manganese) and trading in iron and steel products. Its products include silico manganese, high-carbon ferro manganese, and medium-carbon ferro manganese. The company operates in a single segment called Ferro Alloys.

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