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Kontoor Brands (Kontoor Brands) Gross Margin % : 45.17% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Kontoor Brands Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Kontoor Brands's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $285 Mil. Kontoor Brands's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $631 Mil. Therefore, Kontoor Brands's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 45.17%.


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

KTB' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 39.41   Med: 41.47   Max: 44.74
Current: 42.24


During the past 8 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Kontoor Brands was 44.74%. The lowest was 39.41%. And the median was 41.47%.

KTB's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
72.48% of 1032 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 25.35 vs KTB: 42.24

Kontoor Brands had a gross margin of 45.17% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Kontoor Brands was 1.50% per year.


Kontoor Brands Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kontoor Brands'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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Kontoor Brands Gross Margin % Chart

Kontoor Brands Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 39.41 41.17 44.74 43.11 41.72

Kontoor Brands 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 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 42.98 40.63 41.47 41.72 45.17

Competitive Comparison of Kontoor Brands's Gross Margin %

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Kontoor Brands'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.


Kontoor Brands's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Kontoor Brands's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kontoor Brands's Gross Margin % falls into.



Kontoor Brands Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Kontoor Brands'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 )
=1087.8 / 2607.472
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(2607.472 - 1519.635) / 2607.472
=41.72 %

Kontoor Brands'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 )
=285.1 / 631.202
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(631.202 - 346.058) / 631.202
=45.17 %

* 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.


Kontoor Brands  (NYSE:KTB) 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

Kontoor Brands had a gross margin of 45.17% 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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Kontoor Brands (Kontoor Brands) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
400 N. Elm Street, Greensboro, NC, USA, 27401
Kontoor Brands Inc is a lifestyle apparel company. It is engaged in designing, manufacturing, sourcing, marketing, and distribution of its portfolio of brands, including Wrangler and Lee. It manufactures its products in owned and leased facilities and distributes the products through both brick and mortar and e-commerce retailers. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Wrangler segment. The company's geographical segments are the United States and International, of which the majority of its revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
Susan Denise Sumner officer: VP & CAO 400 N. ELM STREET, GREENSBORO NC 27401
Joseph A Alkire officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O KONTOOR BRANDS, INC., 400 N. ELM STREET, GREENSBORO NC 27401
Thomas E. Waldron officer: VP & GB President - Wrangler 400 NORTH ELM STREET, GREENSBORO NC 27401
Andrew E Page director C/O FOOT LOCKER, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Doerr Thomas L Jr officer: EVP, GC, & Corp. Sec. ONE PARK PLAZA, 11270 W. PARK PLACE, SUITE 1000, MILWAUKEE WI 53224
Ashley Goldsmith director 400 N. ELM STREET, GREENSBORO NC 27401
Scott H Baxter director, officer: President & CEO 400 NORTH ELM STREET, GREENSBORO NC 27401
Laurel Krueger officer: VP, GC & Corporate Secretary ONE EXPRESS DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43230
Mark L. Schiller director C/O THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC., 1111 MARCUS AVENUE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Robert Lynch director P. O. BOX 99900, LOUISVILLE KY 40269
Richard Carucci director 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 47113
Juliana L Chugg director 1200 WILLOW LAKE BOULEVARD, PO BOX 64683, ST PAUL MN 55164-0683
Rich Williams director 600 W. CHICAGO AVENUE SUITE 400, CHICAGO IL 60654
Rustin Welton officer: VP & CFO 400 NORTH ELM STREET, GREENSBORO NC 27401
Christopher Waldeck officer: VP & GB President - Lee 400 NORTH ELM STREET, GREENSBORO NC 27401