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Scientific Industries (Scientific Industries) Gross Margin % : 41.91% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Scientific Industries Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Scientific Industries's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.04 Mil. Scientific Industries's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.48 Mil. Therefore, Scientific Industries's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 41.91%.


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

SCND' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 35.33   Med: 41.81   Max: 50.9
Current: 44.53


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Scientific Industries was 50.90%. The lowest was 35.33%. And the median was 41.81%.

SCND's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
84.59% of 2440 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 24.375 vs SCND: 44.53

Scientific Industries had a gross margin of 41.91% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Scientific Industries was 4.20% per year.


Scientific Industries Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scientific Industries'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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Scientific Industries Gross Margin % Chart

Scientific Industries Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
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Scientific Industries Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 47.70 45.26 45.67 45.03 41.91

Competitive Comparison of Scientific Industries's Gross Margin %

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Scientific Industries'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.


Scientific Industries's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Scientific Industries's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Scientific Industries Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Scientific Industries'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 )
=5.1 / 11.112
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(11.112 - 6.01) / 11.112
=45.91 %

Scientific Industries's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=1 / 2.484
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(2.484 - 1.443) / 2.484
=41.91 %

* 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.


Scientific Industries  (OTCPK:SCND) 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

Scientific Industries had a gross margin of 41.91% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => 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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Scientific Industries (Scientific Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
80 Orville Drive, Suite 102, Bohemia, NY, USA, 11716
Scientific Industries Inc is engaged in the design, manufacture, and marketing of benchtop laboratory equipment. Its products are used for research purposes by universities, pharmaceutical companies, pharmacies, national laboratories, medical device manufacturers, petrochemical companies, and other industries performing laboratory-scale research. The company's operating segment includes Benchtop Laboratory Equipment, Bioprocessing Systems and Corporate. It generates maximum revenue from the Benchtop Laboratory Equipment segment. The company offers equipment products such as mixers, shakers, stirrers, refrigerated incubators, pharmacy balances and scales, force gauges, catalyst instruments, reactor systems, and high throughput systems.
Executives
Bleichroeder Lp 10 percent owner 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 47TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Marcus Frampton director, 10 percent owner 800 F STREET, UNIT #P2, JUNEAU AK 99801
Jurgen Walter Schumacher director WARTAWEIL 14, HERRSCHING 2M 82211
Reginald Averilla officer: Chief Financial Officer 175-20 WEXFORD TERRACE, APT 2X, JAMAICA NY 11432
Joseph G Cremonese director C/O SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC, 70 ORVILLE DR, BOHEMIA NY 11716
John A Moore director 403 MARSH LANE, WILMINGTON DE 19807
Helena R Santos director, officer: President and CEO
Veradace Partners Lp 10 percent owner 2626 COLE AVENUE, SUITE 300, DALLAS TX 75204
James B Polk officer: Chief Commercial Officer 7550 GLEN RIDGE DRIVE, CASTLE PINES CO 80101
Roy T Eddleman 10 percent owner 110 W. GEORGE BURNS ROAD, SUITE D-4018, LOS ANGELES CA 90048
Lyon Polk 10 percent owner 1585 BROADWAY, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Christopher T Cox 10 percent owner CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10281
Robert Nichols officer: Secretary C/O SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC., 70 ORVILLE DRIVE, BOHEMIA NY 11716
Watkins John F F director 469 PUMPKIN LANE, CLINTON CORNERS NY 12514
Karl Nowosielski officer: President-Division C/O SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, 70 ORVILLE DRIVE, BOHEMIA NY 11716