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Advancecon Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5281) Gross Margin % : -24.97% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Advancecon Holdings Bhd Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Advancecon Holdings Bhd's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM-24.1 Mil. Advancecon Holdings Bhd's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM96.7 Mil. Therefore, Advancecon Holdings Bhd's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -24.97%.

Warning Sign:

Advancecon Holdings Bhd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -61.5%.


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

XKLS:5281' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.08   Med: 12.9   Max: 27.3
Current: 0.08


During the past 8 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Advancecon Holdings Bhd was 27.30%. The lowest was 0.08%. And the median was 12.90%.

XKLS:5281's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
94.67% of 1612 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 19.17 vs XKLS:5281: 0.08

Advancecon Holdings Bhd had a gross margin of -24.97% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Advancecon Holdings Bhd was -61.50% per year.


Advancecon Holdings Bhd Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Advancecon Holdings Bhd'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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Advancecon Holdings Bhd Gross Margin % Chart

Advancecon Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 15.09 11.16 6.98 1.53 0.08

Advancecon Holdings Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -10.41 5.61 8.11 7.03 -24.97

Competitive Comparison of Advancecon Holdings Bhd's Gross Margin %

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Advancecon Holdings Bhd'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.


Advancecon Holdings Bhd's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Advancecon Holdings Bhd's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Advancecon Holdings Bhd's Gross Margin % falls into.



Advancecon Holdings Bhd Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Advancecon Holdings Bhd'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 )
=0.4 / 449.765
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(449.765 - 449.397) / 449.765
=0.08 %

Advancecon Holdings Bhd'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 )
=-24.1 / 96.664
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(96.664 - 120.801) / 96.664
=-24.97 %

* 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.


Advancecon Holdings Bhd  (XKLS:5281) 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

Advancecon Holdings Bhd had a gross margin of -24.97% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable 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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Advancecon Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5281) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Number 16, 18 & 20, Jalan Pekaka 8/3, Seksyen 8, Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47810
Advancecon Holdings Bhd is a construction company. It is involved in the provision of earthworks and civil engineering services, which is a sub-sector of the construction industry in Malaysia. The group's wide range of earthworks services encompasses site clearing, excavation and fill, soil investigation, rock blasting works and embankment construction. The company has following reportable segments: Construction and Support Services and Property Investments, Green Energy and Quarry Operations, Centralised Labour Quarter. It derives majority of its revenue from Construction and Support Services segment. Further, it is also involved in the New Energy division, which focuses on development and/or operation of power generation from renewable energy, solar and other renewable energy projects.

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