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Lafarge Africa (NSA:WAPCO) Gross Profit : ₦225,882 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Lafarge Africa Gross Profit?

Lafarge Africa's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₦65,644 Mil. Lafarge Africa's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was ₦225,882 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Lafarge Africa's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₦65,644 Mil. Lafarge Africa's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₦137,772 Mil. Therefore, Lafarge Africa's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 47.65%.

Lafarge Africa had a gross margin of 47.65% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Lafarge Africa was 52.57%. The lowest was 16.37%. And the median was 31.38%.


Lafarge Africa Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lafarge Africa'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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Lafarge Africa Gross Profit Chart

Lafarge Africa 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 55,952.30 108,856.41 142,580.58 196,221.71 206,715.82

Lafarge Africa Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 46,478.07 56,917.08 44,667.61 58,653.07 65,644.23

Competitive Comparison of Lafarge Africa's Gross Profit

For the Building Materials subindustry, Lafarge Africa'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.


Lafarge Africa's Gross Profit Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Lafarge Africa's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lafarge Africa's Gross Profit falls into.



Lafarge Africa Gross Profit Calculation

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

Lafarge Africa'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
=405502.712 - 198786.889
=206,716

Lafarge Africa's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=137772.474 - 72128.249
=65,644

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ₦225,882 Mil.

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

Lafarge Africa'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 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=65,644 / 137772.474
=47.65 %

* 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.


Lafarge Africa  (NSA:WAPCO) 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

Lafarge Africa had a gross margin of 47.65% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage


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Lafarge Africa (NSA:WAPCO) Business Description

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Address
No. 27B, Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, NGA
Lafarge Africa PLC through its subsidiaries is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of cement, concrete, and aggregates products, including the provision of building solutions. Its products include Ashakacem, UniCem, Elephant cement, Lafarge Powermax, RoadCem, and Supaset cement among others. It has operations in South Africa and Nigeria generating a vast majority of its revenues within Nigeria from the sales of Cement. It has two segments Cement & Readymixed products. The majority is from the cement segment.

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