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ActiveOps (LSE:AOM) Gross Margin % : 83.96% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is ActiveOps Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. ActiveOps's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £10.97 Mil. ActiveOps's Revenue for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £13.06 Mil. Therefore, ActiveOps's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 83.96%.


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

LSE:AOM' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 74.22   Med: 79.47   Max: 82.9
Current: 82.9


During the past 6 years, the highest Gross Margin % of ActiveOps was 82.90%. The lowest was 74.22%. And the median was 79.47%.

LSE:AOM's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
89.69% of 2638 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.84 vs LSE:AOM: 82.90

ActiveOps had a gross margin of 83.96% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for ActiveOps was 1.40% per year.


ActiveOps Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for ActiveOps'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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ActiveOps Gross Margin % Chart

ActiveOps Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 76.03 74.22 81.73 80.81 81.62

ActiveOps Semi-Annual Data
Mar18 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 79.98 81.65 81.38 81.84 83.96

Competitive Comparison of ActiveOps's Gross Margin %

For the Software - Application subindustry, ActiveOps'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.


ActiveOps's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



ActiveOps Gross Margin % Calculation

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

ActiveOps'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 )
=20.8 / 25.459
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(25.459 - 4.679) / 25.459
=81.62 %

ActiveOps'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 )
=11 / 13.06
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(13.06 - 2.095) / 13.06
=83.96 %

* 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.


ActiveOps  (LSE:AOM) 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

ActiveOps had a gross margin of 83.96% 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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ActiveOps (LSE:AOM) Business Description

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Address
20 Valpy Street, One Valpy, Reading, GBR, RG1 1AR
ActiveOps PLC is a leader in Management Process Automation, providing a SaaS platform to large enterprises with complex and often global back-offices. The group's software and embedded back-office operations management methodology enable enterprises to adopt a data-driven, scientific approach to organizing work and managing capacity. The group has two reporting segments, SaaS and Training and Implementation services. The group generates the majority of its revenue from Saas, and geographically the Group generates the majority of its revenue from EMEIA.

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