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Centum Investment Co (NAI:CTUM) Gross Margin % : 13.25% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Centum Investment Co Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Centum Investment Co's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was KES723 Mil. Centum Investment Co's Revenue for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was KES5,453 Mil. Therefore, Centum Investment Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 13.25%.


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

NAI:CTUM' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 48.32   Med: 69.06   Max: 81.23
Current: 65.5


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Centum Investment Co was 81.23%. The lowest was 48.32%. And the median was 69.06%.

NAI:CTUM's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
67.87% of 607 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 48.7 vs NAI:CTUM: 65.50

Centum Investment Co had a gross margin of 13.25% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Centum Investment Co was 9.10% per year.


Centum Investment Co Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Centum Investment Co'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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Centum Investment Co Gross Margin % Chart

Centum Investment Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 51.73 67.93 79.42 70.18 71.93

Centum Investment Co Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 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 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 -108.06 59.37 18.27 109.30 13.25

Competitive Comparison of Centum Investment Co's Gross Margin %

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Centum Investment Co'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.


Centum Investment Co's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Centum Investment Co's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Centum Investment Co's Gross Margin % falls into.



Centum Investment Co Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Centum Investment Co'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 )
=7938.2 / 11036.085
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(11036.085 - 3097.896) / 11036.085
=71.93 %

Centum Investment Co'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 )
=722.7 / 5453.483
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(5453.483 - 4730.808) / 5453.483
=13.25 %

* 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.


Centum Investment Co  (NAI:CTUM) 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

Centum Investment Co had a gross margin of 13.25% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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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Centum Investment Co (NAI:CTUM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Limuru Road, Two Rivers Office Towers, P.O. Box 10518, 9th Floor, South Tower, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
Centum Investment Co Ltd is an investment company that provides access to a portfolio of inaccessible, quality, diversified investments to investors. Its objective is to consistently generate market-beating returns by building extraordinary enterprises throughout Africa. The company's operating segment include Private Equity; Real Estate and Marketable securities. The Private Equity segment includes publishing, financial services, and utility companies as well as also responsible for managing Development Portfolio. The Marketable securities segment includes dividend and interest income, real estate sales and proceeds from exits in the private equity and marketable securities portfolios and the Real Estate segment includes developments in East Africa.

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