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Personas Socialorporated (TSXV:PRSN) Gross Margin % : 45.04% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Personas Socialorporated Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Personas Socialorporated's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was C$0.58 Mil. Personas Socialorporated's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was C$1.28 Mil. Therefore, Personas Socialorporated's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 45.04%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Personas Socialorporated's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

TSXV:PRSN' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -150   Med: 39.79   Max: 45.91
Current: 45.15


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Personas Socialorporated was 45.91%. The lowest was -150.00%. And the median was 39.79%.

TSXV:PRSN's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
66.22% of 521 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 60.86 vs TSXV:PRSN: 45.15

Personas Socialorporated had a gross margin of 45.04% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Personas Socialorporated was 0.00% per year.


Personas Socialorporated Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Personas Socialorporated'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.

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Personas Socialorporated Gross Margin % Chart

Personas Socialorporated Annual Data
Trend May12 May13 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Dec21 Dec22
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 24.08 39.79 40.58 45.91

Personas Socialorporated Quarterly Data
May18 Aug18 Nov18 Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 Jun20 Sep20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Sep23
Gross Margin % 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 44.07 46.03 45.99 44.43 45.04

Competitive Comparison of Personas Socialorporated's Gross Margin %

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Personas Socialorporated'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.


Personas Socialorporated's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Personas Socialorporated's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Personas Socialorporated's Gross Margin % falls into.



Personas Socialorporated Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Personas Socialorporated's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2022 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2022 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2022 )
=2 / 4.459
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(4.459 - 2.412) / 4.459
=45.91 %

Personas Socialorporated's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=0.6 / 1.281
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1.281 - 0.704) / 1.281
=45.04 %

* 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.


Personas Socialorporated  (TSXV:PRSN) 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

Personas Socialorporated had a gross margin of 45.04% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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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Personas Socialorporated (TSXV:PRSN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Yonge Street, Floor 18, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5E 1W7
Personas Social Incorporated is a Canada-based company engaged in the business of offering live video conferencing technology, live streaming, social media products and services for use by consumers and businesses, with a focus on mobile (iOS and Android) products. It focuses on providing social commerce-enabled products which allow for a monetizable user experience to all users, consumers and businesses alike. The company accomplishes this by offering products which are complete with enterprise-grade e-commerce infrastructure including multi-currency, multi-lingual, turnkey mobile commerce suites for users.

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