PLC SpA (CHIX:PLCM) Gross Profit : €4.35 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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What is PLC SpA Gross Profit?

PLC SpA's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-4.75 Mil. PLC SpA's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €4.35 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. PLC SpA's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-4.75 Mil. PLC SpA's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €32.91 Mil. Therefore, PLC SpA's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -14.45%.

PLC SpA had a gross margin of -14.45% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of PLC SpA was 54.03%. The lowest was -10500.00%. And the median was 34.18%.

Warning Sign:

PLC SpA gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -27.5%.

PLC SpA Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for PLC SpA's Gross Profit can be seen below:

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PLC SpA Gross Profit Chart

PLC SpA Annual Data

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Gross Profit

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17.99

25.01

20.29

10.56

4.35

PLC SpA Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Gross Profit	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															9.16	6.37	4.19	9.11	-4.75

Competitive Comparison of PLC SpA's Gross Profit

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, PLC SpA's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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.

PLC SpA's Gross Profit Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, PLC SpA's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PLC SpA's Gross Profit falls into.

PLC SpA Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

PLC SpA's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )	=	Revenue	-	Cost of Goods Sold
	=	65.319	-	60.968
	=	4.35

PLC SpA's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )	=	Revenue	-	Cost of Goods Sold
	=	32.909	-	37.663
	=	-4.75

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €4.35 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

PLC SpA'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 )
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	-4.75	/	32.909
	=	-14.45 %

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.

PLC SpA (CHIX:PLCm) Gross Profit 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

PLC SpA had a gross margin of -14.45% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

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PLC SpA (CHIX:PLCM) Business Description

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Address

Via Lanzone 31, Milan, ITA, 20123

Website

https://www.plc-spa.com

PLC SpA is engaged in the designing, installation, and maintenance of electrical infrastructures and renewable energy plants. The company constructs turnkey plants for the production of electrical energy from renewable sources; and monitors and maintains electrical power grids, transformers, and accessory plants of wind farms and photovoltaic plants, as well as offers installation, maintenance, and repair services for inverters.