Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. CoreCard's Gross Profit for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.97 Mil. CoreCard's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $12.16 Mil. Therefore, CoreCard's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 32.62%.
Warning Sign:
CoreCard Corp gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -8.9%.
The historical rank and industry rank for CoreCard's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
CCRD'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 34.7 Med: 51.95 Max: 65.72
Current: 34.7
During the past 13 years, the highestGross Margin % of CoreCard was 65.72%. The lowest was 34.70%. And the median was 51.95%.
CCRD's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than 59.17% of 2628
companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.685
vs CCRD: 34.70
CoreCard had a gross margin of 32.62% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for CoreCard was -8.90% per year.
CoreCard Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for CoreCard's Gross Margin % 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.
Competitive Comparison of CoreCard's Gross Margin %
For the Software - Application subindustry, CoreCard'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.
CoreCard's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, CoreCard's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where CoreCard's Gross Margin % falls into.
* 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.
CoreCard (NYSE:CCRD) 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
CoreCard had a gross margin of 32.62% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins
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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CoreCard Corp is engaged in the business of providing technology solutions and processing services to the financial technology and services market. It designs, develops and markets a comprehensive suite of software solutions to program managers, accounts receivable businesses, financial institutions, retailers and processors to manage their credit and debit cards, prepaid cards, private label cards, fleet cards, buy now pay later programs, loyalty programs and accounts receivable and loan transactions. The CoreCard software platform and modules include CoreENGINE, CoreISSUE, CoreFRAUD, CoreCOLLECT, CoreAPP, CoreMONEY and CoreACQUIRE. Its customers are located in the U.S, European Union and the Middle East of which key revenue is derived from the U.S.
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