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Two stone & Sons (TSE:7352) Gross Margin % : 26.89% (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Two stone & Sons Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Two stone & Sons's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 円880 Mil. Two stone & Sons's Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 円3,271 Mil. Therefore, Two stone & Sons's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 26.89%.

Warning Sign:

Two stone & Sons Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -2.8%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Two stone & Sons's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:7352' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 26.99   Med: 31.22   Max: 33.86
Current: 27.24


During the past 6 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Two stone & Sons was 33.86%. The lowest was 26.99%. And the median was 31.22%.

TSE:7352's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
60.36% of 989 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 34.43 vs TSE:7352: 27.24

Two stone & Sons had a gross margin of 26.89% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Two stone & Sons was -2.80% per year.


Two stone & Sons Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Two stone & Sons'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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Two stone & Sons Gross Margin % Chart

Two stone & Sons Annual Data
Trend Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 33.86 32.55 31.87 30.19 26.99

Two stone & Sons Quarterly Data
Aug18 Aug19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 26.68 28.05 26.63 27.52 26.89

Competitive Comparison of Two stone & Sons's Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Two stone & Sons'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.


Two stone & Sons's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Two stone & Sons's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Two stone & Sons's Gross Margin % falls into.



Two stone & Sons Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Two stone & Sons's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Aug. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Aug. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Aug. 2023 )
=2714.2 / 10056.657
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(10056.657 - 7342.441) / 10056.657
=26.99 %

Two stone & Sons's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Feb. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Feb. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=879.7 / 3271.332
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(3271.332 - 2391.65) / 3271.332
=26.89 %

* 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.


Two stone & Sons  (TSE:7352) 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

Two stone & Sons had a gross margin of 26.89% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 => 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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Two stone & Sons (TSE:7352) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2-22-3 Shibuya, Shibuya East Exit Building 6F, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-0002
Two Stone & Sons Inc is an engineering company providing engineering resources to companies, media businesses, and programming school businesses. The company develops services such as in-house media management and client solutions such as contract development.

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