a.k.a. Brands Holding (a.k.a. Brands Holding) Gross Margin % : 51.34% (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is a.k.a. Brands Holding Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. a.k.a. Brands Holding's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $76.5 Mil. a.k.a. Brands Holding's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $148.9 Mil. Therefore, a.k.a. Brands Holding's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 51.34%.

The historical rank and industry rank for a.k.a. Brands Holding's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

AKA' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 54.53 Med: 54.97 Max: 58.54
Current: 54.97

During the past 5 years, the highest Gross Margin % of a.k.a. Brands Holding was 58.54%. The lowest was 54.53%. And the median was 54.97%.

AKA's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
79.25% of 1094 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 36.63 vs AKA: 54.97

a.k.a. Brands Holding had a gross margin of 51.34% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for a.k.a. Brands Holding was 0.00% per year.

a.k.a. Brands Holding Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for a.k.a. Brands Holding's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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a.k.a. Brands Holding Gross Margin % Chart

a.k.a. Brands Holding Annual Data

Trend

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Gross Margin %

54.53

58.54

54.73

55.13

54.97

a.k.a. Brands Holding Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial											52.81	56.85	56.87	55.36	51.34

Competitive Comparison of a.k.a. Brands Holding's Gross Margin %

For the Internet Retail subindustry, a.k.a. Brands Holding'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.

a.k.a. Brands Holding's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, a.k.a. Brands Holding's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where a.k.a. Brands Holding's Gross Margin % falls into.

a.k.a. Brands Holding Gross Margin % Calculation

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

a.k.a. Brands Holding'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 )
	=	300.3	/	546.258
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(546.258 - 245.978)	/	546.258
	=	54.97 %

a.k.a. Brands Holding'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 )
	=	76.5	/	148.912
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(148.912 - 72.456)	/	148.912
	=	51.34 %

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.

a.k.a. Brands Holding (NYSE:AKA) 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

a.k.a. Brands Holding had a gross margin of 51.34% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

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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a.k.a. Brands Holding (a.k.a. Brands Holding) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

100 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94104

Website

https://www.aka-brands.com

a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp is an online fashion retailer focused on acquiring and accelerating the growth of next-generation, digitally native fashion brands targeting Gen Z and Millennial customers.

Executives

Ciaran Joseph Long	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP., 100 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Myles B Mccormick	director	C/O BARE ESCENTUALS, INC., 71 STEVENSON STREET, 22ND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Sourav Ghosh	director	6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, 15TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20817
Jill Elizabeth Ramsey	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP., 100 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Ilene Eskenazi	director	10850 VIA FRONTERA, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Simon Andrew Beard	director, 10 percent owner	1-3 LA SCALA COURT, SURFERS PARADISE C3 4217
Beard Trading Pty Ltd.	10 percent owner	1-3 LA SCALA COURT, SURFERS PARADISE C3 4217
Jonathan Edward Harvey	officer: See Remarks	C/O A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP, 100 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
John Robert Gonneville	officer: See Remarks	C/O A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP., 100 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Bryett Enterprises Pty Ltd.	10 percent owner	5 SHORT ST., BURLEIGH HEADS C3 4220
Michael Frank Trembley	officer: See remarks	C/O A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP., 100 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Tah Nee Aleman Family Trust	10 percent owner	1-3 LA SCALA COURT, SURFERS PARADISE C3 4217
Tah-nee Beard	10 percent owner	1-3 LA SCALA COURT, SURFERS PARADISE C3 4217
Tf Apparel Discretionary Trust	10 percent owner	1-3 LA SCALA COURT, SURFERS PARADISE C3 4217
Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund Ix-a Aiv, L.p.	10 percent owner	222 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116