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U Power (U Power) Gross Margin % : 60.87% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is U Power Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. U Power's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.52 Mil. U Power's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.50 Mil. Therefore, U Power's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 60.87%.


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

UCAR' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 34.08   Med: 35.85   Max: 61.6
Current: 61.58


During the past 4 years, the highest Gross Margin % of U Power was 61.60%. The lowest was 34.08%. And the median was 35.85%.

UCAR's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
97.94% of 1265 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 19.68 vs UCAR: 61.58

U Power had a gross margin of 60.87% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for U Power was 0.00% per year.


U Power Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for U Power'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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U Power Gross Margin % Chart

U Power Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
- 35.85 34.08 61.60

U Power Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Gross Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial 33.42 35.68 32.08 68.30 60.87

Competitive Comparison of U Power's Gross Margin %

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, U Power'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.


U Power's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, U Power's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where U Power's Gross Margin % falls into.



U Power Gross Margin % Calculation

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

U Power'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 )
=1.7 / 2.768
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(2.768 - 1.063) / 2.768
=61.60 %

U Power'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 )
=1.5 / 2.502
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(2.502 - 0.979) / 2.502
=60.87 %

* 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.


U Power  (NAS:UCAR) 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

U Power had a gross margin of 60.87% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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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U Power (U Power) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
18th Floor, Building 3, Science and Technology Industrial Park, Yijiang District, Anhui Province, Wuhu, CHN, 241003
U Power Ltd is involved in the provision of vehicle sourcing services. It is principally engaged in the provision of new energy vehicles development and sales; battery swapping stations manufactory and sales; battery swapping services and sourcing services. The company as a broker engaged in sales of vehicles between automobile wholesalers and buyers, including small and medium sized vehicle dealers and individual customers primarily located in the lower-tier cities in China, which are smaller and less developed than the tier-1 or tier-2 cities.