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F-Secure (F-Secure) Gross Margin % : 85.68% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is F-Secure Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. F-Secure's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $33.9 Mil. F-Secure's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $39.5 Mil. Therefore, F-Secure's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 85.68%.


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

FSROF' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 86.54   Med: 91.63   Max: 91.97
Current: 86.54


During the past 5 years, the highest Gross Margin % of F-Secure was 91.97%. The lowest was 86.54%. And the median was 91.63%.

FSROF's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
91.87% of 2631 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.74 vs FSROF: 86.54

F-Secure had a gross margin of 85.68% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for F-Secure was 0.00% per year.


F-Secure Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for F-Secure'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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F-Secure Gross Margin % Chart

F-Secure Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
91.63 91.97 91.71 91.59 87.71

F-Secure Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Mar21 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 93.62 88.36 86.24 86.15 85.68

Competitive Comparison of F-Secure's Gross Margin %

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, F-Secure'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.


F-Secure's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, F-Secure's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where F-Secure's Gross Margin % falls into.



F-Secure Gross Margin % Calculation

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

F-Secure'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 )
=124.7 / 142.171
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(142.171 - 17.475) / 142.171
=87.71 %

F-Secure'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 )
=33.9 / 39.54
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(39.54 - 5.664) / 39.54
=85.68 %

* 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.


F-Secure  (OTCPK:FSROF) 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

F-Secure had a gross margin of 85.68% 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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F-Secure (F-Secure) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Tammasaarenkatu 7, P.O. Box 24, Helsinki, FIN, 00180
F-Secure Corp is engaged in designing and providing a comprehensive range of Cyber-security products and services related to data security, privacy protection as well as privacy protection and digital identity protection of consumer terminal devices, networks, and devices connected to a network, sold in each case either directly or indirectly to consumers. Geographically the company earns a majority of its revenue from Europe followed by the Nordic Countries.

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