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Accelerate Property Fund (JSE:APF) Gross Margin % : 61.32% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Accelerate Property Fund Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Accelerate Property Fund's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was R255.0 Mil. Accelerate Property Fund's Revenue for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was R415.9 Mil. Therefore, Accelerate Property Fund's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 61.32%.

Warning Sign:

Accelerate Property Fund Ltd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -3.3%.


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

JSE:APF' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 60.31   Med: 69.98   Max: 74.61
Current: 60.31


During the past 11 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Accelerate Property Fund was 74.61%. The lowest was 60.31%. And the median was 69.98%.

JSE:APF's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
69.75% of 628 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 68.93 vs JSE:APF: 60.31

Accelerate Property Fund had a gross margin of 61.32% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Accelerate Property Fund was -3.30% per year.


Accelerate Property Fund Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Accelerate Property Fund'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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Accelerate Property Fund Gross Margin % Chart

Accelerate Property Fund 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 69.65 66.75 63.17 66.29 61.48

Accelerate Property Fund Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 69.94 62.18 63.77 59.40 61.32

Competitive Comparison of Accelerate Property Fund's Gross Margin %

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Accelerate Property Fund'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.


Accelerate Property Fund's Gross Margin % Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Accelerate Property Fund's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Accelerate Property Fund's Gross Margin % falls into.



Accelerate Property Fund Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Accelerate Property Fund'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 )
=536 / 871.824
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(871.824 - 335.848) / 871.824
=61.48 %

Accelerate Property Fund's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=255 / 415.916
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(415.916 - 160.896) / 415.916
=61.32 %

* 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.


Accelerate Property Fund  (JSE:APF) 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

Accelerate Property Fund had a gross margin of 61.32% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => 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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Accelerate Property Fund (JSE:APF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1st Floor, Corner Willow Avenue and Cedar Road, Cedar Square Shopping Centre, Management Office, Fourways, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2055
Accelerate Property Fund Ltd is a retail-focused property fund. It functions through four operating segments. Office segment, which acquires, develops and leases offices. The industrial segment acquires, develops and leases warehouses and factories. The retail segment acquires, develops and leases shopping malls, community centres as well as retail centres. European single-tenant segment acquires develops and leases single-tenant space backed by long-term leases. Out of which Retail segment is a key revenue driver. Geographically, it has a presence in South Africa, Austria and Slovakia, out of which the majority of its revenue is generated from South Africa.

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