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World Chess (LSE:CHSS) Gross Margin % : 0.00% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is World Chess Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. World Chess's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.00 Mil. World Chess's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.00 Mil. Therefore, World Chess'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 World Chess's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:CHSS' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -65.55   Med: 34.85   Max: 61.55
Current: 6.04


During the past 6 years, the highest Gross Margin % of World Chess was 61.55%. The lowest was -65.55%. And the median was 34.85%.

LSE:CHSS's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
94.34% of 2633 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.79 vs LSE:CHSS: 6.04

World Chess 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 World Chess was 0.00% per year.


World Chess Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for World Chess'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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World Chess Gross Margin % Chart

World Chess Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 44.49 61.55 58.91 25.21 7.62

World Chess Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Gross Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 56.78 23.84 28.55 -9.06 -

Competitive Comparison of World Chess's Gross Margin %

For the Software - Application subindustry, World Chess'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.


World Chess's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



World Chess 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.)

World Chess'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 )
=0.2 / 2.02
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(2.02 - 1.866) / 2.02
=7.62 %

World Chess'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 )
=0 / 0
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(0 - 0) / 0
=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.


World Chess  (LSE:CHSS) 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

World Chess 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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World Chess (LSE:CHSS) Business Description

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Address
No 1 Royal Exchange, London, GBR, EC3V 3DG
World Chess PLC is the holding company of a group promoting the mass market appeal of chess globally through the commercial offering of chess-related activities. The activities of the company include the organization of top-level tournaments, operation of the official online gaming platform of the International Chess Federation and other sports, lifestyle and social activities, and merchandise related to chess.

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