Pulsar Group (LSE:PULS) Gross Margin % : 72.97% (As of Nov. 2023)

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What is Pulsar Group Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Pulsar Group's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was £22.71 Mil. Pulsar Group's Revenue for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was £31.13 Mil. Therefore, Pulsar Group's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 72.97%.

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

LSE:PULS' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 64.99 Med: 72.21 Max: 75.78
Current: 73.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Pulsar Group was 75.78%. The lowest was 64.99%. And the median was 72.21%.

LSE:PULS's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
81.69% of 2638 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.84 vs LSE:PULS: 73.82

Pulsar Group had a gross margin of 72.97% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Pulsar Group was 1.00% per year.

Pulsar Group Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pulsar Group's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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Pulsar Group Gross Margin % Chart

Pulsar Group Annual Data

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74.72

72.13

75.24

75.78

73.81

Pulsar Group Semi-Annual Data
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Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															75.92	74.70	76.85	74.66	72.97

Competitive Comparison of Pulsar Group's Gross Margin %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Pulsar 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.

Pulsar Group's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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

Pulsar Group Gross Margin % Calculation

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

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

Gross Margin % (A: Nov. 2023 )	=	Gross Profit (A: Nov. 2023 )	/	Revenue (A: Nov. 2023 )
	=	46.1	/	62.402
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(62.402 - 16.34)	/	62.402
	=	73.81 %

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

Gross Margin % (Q: Nov. 2023 )	=	Gross Profit (Q: Nov. 2023 )	/	Revenue (Q: Nov. 2023 )
	=	22.7	/	31.125
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(31.125 - 8.413)	/	31.125
	=	72.97 %

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.

Pulsar Group (LSE:PULS) 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

Pulsar Group had a gross margin of 72.97% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 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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