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Where Food Comes From (Where Food Comes From) Gross Margin % : 41.72% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Where Food Comes From Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Where Food Comes From's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.33 Mil. Where Food Comes From's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $5.58 Mil. Therefore, Where Food Comes From's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 41.72%.


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

WFCF' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 41.86   Med: 43.93   Max: 46.71
Current: 42.08


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Where Food Comes From was 46.71%. The lowest was 41.86%. And the median was 43.93%.

WFCF's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
50.48% of 2631 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.74 vs WFCF: 42.08

Where Food Comes From had a gross margin of 41.72% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Where Food Comes From was -0.90% per year.


Where Food Comes From Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Where Food Comes From'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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Where Food Comes From Gross Margin % Chart

Where Food Comes From Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
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Where Food Comes From 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 40.69 40.91 40.88 44.67 41.72

Competitive Comparison of Where Food Comes From's Gross Margin %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Where Food Comes From'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.


Where Food Comes From's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Where Food Comes From's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Where Food Comes From's Gross Margin % falls into.



Where Food Comes From Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Where Food Comes From'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 )
=10.5 / 25.135
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(25.135 - 14.613) / 25.135
=41.86 %

Where Food Comes From'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 )
=2.3 / 5.582
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(5.582 - 3.253) / 5.582
=41.72 %

* 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.


Where Food Comes From  (NAS:WFCF) 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

Where Food Comes From had a gross margin of 41.72% 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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Where Food Comes From (Where Food Comes From) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
202 6th Street, Suite 400, Castle Rock, CO, USA, 80104
Where Food Comes From Inc is a third-party food verification company. It offers food production audits and uses verification processes to ensure that claims made by food producers and processors are accurate. The company supports farmers, ranchers, vineyards, wineries, processors, retailers, distributors, trade associations and restaurants with a wide variety of value-added services provided through its family of verifiers, including IMI Global, International Certification Services, Validus Verification Services, and others. The company operates in two segments that are verification and certification and Software Sales and Related Consulting.
Executives
Dannette Henning officer: CFO 221 WILCOX STREET, SUITE A, CASTLE ROCK CO 80104
Pete Lapaseotes director 221 WILCOX ST., SUITE A, CASTLE ROCK CO 80104
Graeme P. Rein director 221 WILCOX ST, SUITE A, CASTLE ROCK CO 80104
Michael Duane Smith director, 10 percent owner 221 WILCOX ST, SUITE A, CASTLE ROCK CO 80104
John K Saunders director, officer: CEO 221 WILCOX STREET #A, CASTLE ROCK CO 80104
Leann Saunders director, officer: President 221 WILCOX ST., SUITE A, CASTLE ROCK CO 80104
Tom Heinen director 221 WILCOX ST., SUITE A, CASTLE ROCK CO 80104
Gary Chester Smith director 221 WILCOX ST., SUITE A, CASTLE ROCK CO 80104
Adam Larson director 221 WILCOX ST., SUITE A, CASTLE ROCK CO 80104
Robert Vanschoick director 221 WILCOX ST., SUITE A, CASTLE ROCK CO 80104

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