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China Literature (HKSE:00772) Gross Profit : HK$3,688 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Literature Gross Profit?

China Literature's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$1,932 Mil. China Literature's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$3,688 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. China Literature's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$1,932 Mil. China Literature's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$4,078 Mil. Therefore, China Literature's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 47.38%.

China Literature had a gross margin of 47.38% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 10 years, the highest Gross Margin % of China Literature was 53.06%. The lowest was 36.13%. And the median was 48.87%.


China Literature Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Literature's Gross Profit 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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China Literature Gross Profit Chart

China Literature Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4,108.30 5,019.21 5,631.87 4,500.48 3,687.64

China Literature Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 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 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 2,830.21 2,515.92 2,103.64 1,755.26 1,932.38

Competitive Comparison of China Literature's Gross Profit

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, China Literature'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.


China Literature's Gross Profit Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, China Literature's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Literature's Gross Profit falls into.



China Literature Gross Profit Calculation

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

China Literature'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
=7669.342 - 3981.707
=3,688

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

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=4078.438 - 2146.058
=1,932

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 HK$3,688 Mil.

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

China Literature'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
=1,932 / 4078.438
=47.38 %

* 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.


China Literature  (HKSE:00772) 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

China Literature had a gross margin of 47.38% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage


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China Literature (HKSE:00772) Business Description

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No. 5169 Binjiang Avenue, N3 Lujiazui Binjiang Center, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, CHN, 200135
China Literature Ltd is an investment holding company. The company along with its subsidiaries provides online reading services, copyright commercialization, writer cultivation and brokerage, and operation of text work reading. It generates its revenue from Online reading through self-owned platform products. it operates in two segments: Online business and Intellectual property operations and others. The Online business segment that derives the majority of revenue comprises online paid reading, online advertising, and game publishing. The Intellectual property operations and others segment includes licensing and distribution of film and television properties, copyrights licensing, sales of adaptation rights and scripts, sales of physical books, in-house online games operations.
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