Otter Tail (FRA:OT4) Gross Margin % : 41.53% (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Otter Tail Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Otter Tail's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €133 Mil. Otter Tail's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €319 Mil. Therefore, Otter Tail's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 41.53%.

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

FRA:OT4' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 27.05 Med: 30.59 Max: 42.84
Current: 42.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Otter Tail was 42.84%. The lowest was 27.05%. And the median was 30.59%.

FRA:OT4's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
73.11% of 502 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 29.185 vs FRA:OT4: 42.84

Otter Tail had a gross margin of 41.53% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Otter Tail was 7.50% per year.

Otter Tail Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Otter Tail's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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Otter Tail Gross Margin % Chart

Otter Tail Annual Data

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30.40

33.93

35.43

39.07

41.89

Otter Tail 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															37.70	44.86	46.28	38.21	41.53

Competitive Comparison of Otter Tail's Gross Margin %

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Otter Tail'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.

Otter Tail's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Otter Tail's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Otter Tail's Gross Margin % falls into.

Otter Tail Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Otter Tail's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2023 )	=	Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	518.2	/	1237.185
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(1237.185 - 718.942)	/	1237.185
	=	41.89 %

Otter Tail'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 )
	=	132.6	/	319.303
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(319.303 - 186.682)	/	319.303
	=	41.53 %

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.

Otter Tail (FRA:OT4) 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

Otter Tail had a gross margin of 41.53% 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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Otter Tail (FRA:OT4) Business Description

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Address

215 South Cascade Street, P.O. Box 496, Fergus Falls, MN, USA, 56538-0496

Website

https://www.ottertail.com

Otter Tail Corp is a U.S. energy company that primarily operates in the electric (produces and sells electricity), manufacturing (fabricates metal components), and plastics segments (pipes for water uses). The company primarily conducts its operations and acquires the majority of its revenue in the U.S. in the states of Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Electric segment and commercial customers, although it generates revenue from residential and industrial customers, as well.

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