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United-Guardian (United-Guardian) Gross Profit : $5.63 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is United-Guardian Gross Profit?

United-Guardian's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.70 Mil. United-Guardian's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $5.63 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. United-Guardian's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.70 Mil. United-Guardian's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.26 Mil. Therefore, United-Guardian's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 52.17%.

United-Guardian had a gross margin of 52.17% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of United-Guardian was 62.86%. The lowest was 48.63%. And the median was 58.57%.

Warning Sign:

United-Guardian Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -3.4%.


United-Guardian Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for United-Guardian'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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United-Guardian Gross Profit Chart

United-Guardian 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 7.94 6.11 8.18 6.70 5.41

United-Guardian 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 1.48 1.22 1.31 1.40 1.70

Competitive Comparison of United-Guardian's Gross Profit

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, United-Guardian'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.


United-Guardian's Gross Profit Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, United-Guardian's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United-Guardian's Gross Profit falls into.



United-Guardian Gross Profit Calculation

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

United-Guardian'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
=10.885 - 5.479
=5.41

United-Guardian's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=3.255 - 1.557
=1.70

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 $5.63 Mil.

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

United-Guardian'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
=1.70 / 3.255
=52.17 %

* 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.


United-Guardian  (NAS:UG) 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

United-Guardian had a gross margin of 52.17% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage


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United-Guardian (United-Guardian) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
230 Marcus Boulevard, Hauppauge, NY, USA, 11788
United-Guardian Inc manufactures and markets cosmetic ingredients, pharmaceuticals, medical lubricants, and specialty industrial products. Its product portfolio includes Klensoft, Deselex, Renacidin, Lubrajel Fluid and others. The company's pharmaceutical products are sold to and distributed by full-line drug wholesalers throughout the United States. Its medical and specialty industrial products are sold directly by the company to the end-users of those products or, in some cases, to contract manufacturers used by some of those end users. It derives key revenue from the sales made in the U.S.
Executives
Donna Vigilante officer: President 428 NORTH ERIE AVE, LINDENHURST NY 11757
Beatriz Blanco director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 230 MARCUS BOULEVARD, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Joseph J Vernice officer: Vice President C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MARCUS BLVD P O BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Betsee Parker 10 percent owner C/O MILDRED F. SLATER, 9005 JOHN S. MOSBY HIGHWAY, UPPERVILLE VA 20185
Arthur Dresner director C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MARCUS BLVD PO BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Kenneth H Globus director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & General Counsel C/O UNITED-GUARDIAN, INC., 230 MARCUS BLVD., P.O. BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Henry P Globus director C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MARCUS BLVD PO BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Derek Hampson officer: Vice President
Peter A Hiltunen officer: Vioe President C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MARCUS BLVD, HAUPPAUGE NY 117088
Nolan Christopher William Sr director 15 TILGHMAN DRIVE, WAYNE NJ 07470
Alfred R Globus director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O UNITED-GUARDIAN, INC., 230 MARCUS BLVD., P.O. BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Robert S Rubinger director, officer: Exec.V.P., Secretary, Treas.
Andrew A Boccone director C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MERCUS BLVD P O BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Charles W Castanza director, officer: Senior Vice President C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MARCUS BLVD PO BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Cecile Brophy officer: Controller

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