Avacta Group (LSE:AVCT) Gross Margin % : 39.58% (As of Dec. 2023)

Avacta Group Gross Margin % Chart

Avacta Group Annual Data
	Trend	Jul13	Jul14	Jul15	Jul16	Jul17	Jul18	Dec20	Dec21	Dec22	Dec23
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					67.68	55.13	68.58	75.03	48.37

Avacta Group Semi-Annual Data
	Jul13	Jan14	Jul14	Jan15	Jul15	Jan16	Jul16	Jan17	Jul17	Jan18	Jul18	Jan19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															73.54	95.58	47.63	56.76	39.58

Competitive Comparison of Avacta Group's Gross Margin %

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Avacta Group'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.

Avacta Group's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Avacta Group's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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

Avacta Group Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Avacta Group's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Avacta Group's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* 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.

Avacta Group  (LSE:AVCT) 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

Avacta Group had a gross margin of 39.58% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

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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