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Cho Bi Co (XKRX:001550) Gross Margin % : 23.18% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Cho Bi Co Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Cho Bi Co's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₩6,216 Mil. Cho Bi Co's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₩26,815 Mil. Therefore, Cho Bi Co's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 23.18%.

Warning Sign:

Cho Bi Co Ltd gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -13.8%.


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

XKRX:001550' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.49   Med: 21.83   Max: 25.36
Current: 13.74


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Cho Bi Co was 25.36%. The lowest was 9.49%. And the median was 21.83%.

XKRX:001550's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
76.5% of 234 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 24.555 vs XKRX:001550: 13.74

Cho Bi Co had a gross margin of 23.18% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Cho Bi Co was -13.80% per year.


Cho Bi Co Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cho Bi Co'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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Cho Bi Co Gross Margin % Chart

Cho Bi Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.86 24.42 20.81 19.04 9.49

Cho Bi Co 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 7.79 12.19 1.22 12.24 23.18

Competitive Comparison of Cho Bi Co's Gross Margin %

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Cho Bi Co'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.


Cho Bi Co's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Cho Bi Co's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cho Bi Co's Gross Margin % falls into.



Cho Bi Co Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Cho Bi Co'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 )
=10884.9 / 114718.158
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(114718.158 - 103833.247) / 114718.158
=9.49 %

Cho Bi Co'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 )
=6216.5 / 26815.156
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(26815.156 - 20598.683) / 26815.156
=23.18 %

* 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.


Cho Bi Co  (XKRX:001550) 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

Cho Bi Co had a gross margin of 23.18% 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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Cho Bi Co (XKRX:001550) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1337-4 Seocho-2-Dong, DongOh Building, Seoul, KOR, 135-860
Cho Bi Co Ltd is a South Korea-based company mainly engaged in the manufacturing and distributing of fertilizers. Its fertilizer products consist of compound fertilizers for top dressing, which are used for horticulture, fruit trees, and paddy rice; bulk bending fertilizers; compound fertilizers for basal dressing, which are used for tobacco, peanuts, vegetables, garlic and onions, fruit and fruit trees, chestnuts, rice seedbeds, paddy rice, potatoes and turfs and other types of fertilizers.

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