Sonel (WAR:SON) Gross Margin % : 26.21% (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Sonel Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Sonel's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was zł13.2 Mil. Sonel's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was zł50.3 Mil. Therefore, Sonel's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 26.21%.

Warning Sign:

Sonel SA gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -7.9%.

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

WAR:SON' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.65 Med: 27.19 Max: 31.78
Current: 22.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Sonel was 31.78%. The lowest was 20.65%. And the median was 27.19%.

WAR:SON's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
55.41% of 2438 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 24.465 vs WAR:SON: 22.11

Sonel had a gross margin of 26.21% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Sonel was -7.90% per year.

Sonel Gross Margin % Historical Data

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

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Sonel Gross Margin % Chart

Sonel Annual Data

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Gross Margin %

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26.70

29.33

24.70

21.74

20.65

Sonel 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															20.13	19.52	20.73	21.90	26.21

Competitive Comparison of Sonel's Gross Margin %

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Sonel'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.

Sonel's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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

Sonel Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Sonel'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 )
	=	44.3	/	214.494
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(214.494 - 170.207)	/	214.494
	=	20.65 %

Sonel'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 )
	=	13.2	/	50.253
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(50.253 - 37.081)	/	50.253
	=	26.21 %

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.

Sonel (WAR:SON) 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

Sonel had a gross margin of 26.21% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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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Sonel (WAR:SON) Business Description

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Wokulskiego 11, Swidnica, POL, 58-100

Website

http://www.sonel.pl

Sonel SA is a Polish manufacturer of measuring instruments for power generation and telecommunications sectors. The company is used to measure fault loop resistance and impedance, insulation resistance, earth resistance and soil resistivity, among others. It offers low resistance meters, phase sequence testers, wire tracers, power quality analyzers, clamp meters, multimeters and pyrometers.