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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd) Gross Margin % : 0.00% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,210 Mil. Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,210 Mil. Therefore, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00%. If there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.


The historical rank and industry rank for Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd was 19.07%. The lowest was 10.79%. And the median was 13.09%.

KLKBY's Gross Margin % is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 22.24
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Gross Margin % only.

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd was 5.90% per year.


Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd'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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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Gross Margin % Chart

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Annual Data
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Gross Margin %
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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd'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.


Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Gross Margin % falls into.



Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue. (Note that if there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.)

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Sep. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Sep. 2023 )
=613.7 / 5050.097
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(5050.097 - 4436.379) / 5050.097
=12.15 %

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd'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 )
=1210 / 1209.973
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1209.973 - 0) / 1209.973
=N/A %

* 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.


Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd  (OTCPK:KLKBY) 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

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd had a gross margin of N/A% 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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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 1, Jalan S.P. Seenivasagam, Wisma Taiko, Ipoh, PRK, MYS, 30000
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd harvests oil palm and rubber plantations in Southeast Asia. On top of utilizing the plantations, the company manufactures fatty acids and alcohols, oleochemicals, soaps, rubber gloves, and other specialty chemicals and is also engaged in the business of Property development. Its reportable segments include, Plantation, Manufacturing, Property Development , Investment Holding and Others. Majority of the revenue is generated from its manufacturing segment which is involved in manufacturing of oleochemicals, non-ionic surfactants and esters, rubber gloves, parquet flooring products, pharmaceutical products, storing and distribution of bulk liquid, refining of palm products, kernel crushing and trading of palm products.

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