Dai Nippon Printing Co (FRA:DNP) Gross Margin % : 22.65% (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Dai Nippon Printing Co Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Dai Nippon Printing Co's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €530 Mil. Dai Nippon Printing Co's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €2,341 Mil. Therefore, Dai Nippon Printing Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 22.65%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dai Nippon Printing Co's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:DNP' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.81 Med: 20 Max: 21.79
Current: 21.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Dai Nippon Printing Co was 21.79%. The lowest was 18.81%. And the median was 20.00%.

FRA:DNP's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
73.1% of 989 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 34.43 vs FRA:DNP: 21.63

Dai Nippon Printing Co had a gross margin of 22.65% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Dai Nippon Printing Co was 1.60% per year.

Dai Nippon Printing Co Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dai Nippon Printing Co's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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Dai Nippon Printing Co Gross Margin % Chart

Dai Nippon Printing Co Annual Data

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21.26

Dai Nippon Printing Co Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Dai Nippon Printing Co's Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Dai Nippon Printing Co's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % data, can be viewed below:

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Dai Nippon Printing Co's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Dai Nippon Printing Co's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Dai Nippon Printing Co Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Dai Nippon Printing Co'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 )
	=	2039.9	/	9595.511
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(9595.511 - 7555.647)	/	9595.511
	=	21.26 %

Dai Nippon Printing Co'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 )
	=	530.1	/	2340.561
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(2340.561 - 1810.486)	/	2340.561
	=	22.65 %

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.

Dai Nippon Printing Co (FRA:DNP) 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

Dai Nippon Printing Co had a gross margin of 22.65% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => 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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Dai Nippon Printing Co (FRA:DNP) Business Description

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1-1, Ichigaya-Kagacho, 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 162-8001

Website

https://www.dnp.co.jp

Dai Nippon Printing is a provider of printing services. The company offers publishing and printing solutions used for printing magazines, newspapers, textbooks, catalogs, calendars, flyers, pamphlets, and posters, as well as personalized mail, smart cards, SIM cards, merchandise vouchers, bank books, and business forms. Dai Nippon Printing also produces packaging for processed foods, toiletries and pharmaceuticals, barrier film for packages, biomass plastic film, PET plastic bottles, and aseptic filling systems, as well as display components such as LCDs, optical films, semiconductor photomasks, hard-disk suspensions, camera modules, near-field communication modules, and electronic paper display systems. The company operates primarily in Japan.