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CAles Holdings (JSE:CAA) Gross Margin % : 15.44% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is CAles Holdings Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. CAles Holdings's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R938 Mil. CAles Holdings's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R6,077 Mil. Therefore, CAles Holdings's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 15.44%.


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

JSE:CAA' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.71   Med: 14.9   Max: 15.6
Current: 15.24


During the past 8 years, the highest Gross Margin % of CAles Holdings was 15.60%. The lowest was 13.71%. And the median was 14.90%.

JSE:CAA's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
85.53% of 988 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 34.34 vs JSE:CAA: 15.24

CAles Holdings had a gross margin of 15.44% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for CAles Holdings was 0.90% per year.


CAles Holdings Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for CAles Holdings'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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CAles Holdings Gross Margin % Chart

CAles Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 14.36 13.71 14.21 15.01 15.24

CAles Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Gross Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.41 14.60 15.36 15.00 15.44

Competitive Comparison of CAles Holdings's Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, CAles Holdings'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.


CAles Holdings's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, CAles Holdings's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CAles Holdings's Gross Margin % falls into.



CAles Holdings Gross Margin % Calculation

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

CAles Holdings'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 )
=1725.2 / 11322.024
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(11322.024 - 9596.848) / 11322.024
=15.24 %

CAles Holdings'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 )
=938.3 / 6076.728
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(6076.728 - 5138.399) / 6076.728
=15.44 %

* 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.


CAles Holdings  (JSE:CAA) 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

CAles Holdings had a gross margin of 15.44% 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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CAles Holdings (JSE:CAA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
254 Hall Street, 1st Floor, Building C, Westend Office Park, Centurion, GT, ZAF, 0157
CA Sales Holdings Ltd operates within the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods industry and delivers services to blue chip manufacturers. The services include warehousing and distribution, retail execution and advisory, retail support, training, and technology and data solutions. The company's geographical presence across Southern Africa operating in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It generates maximum revenue from Botswana region.

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