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Vipshop Holdings (Vipshop Holdings) Gross Margin % : 23.74% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Vipshop Holdings Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Vipshop Holdings's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,153 Mil. Vipshop Holdings's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,856 Mil. Therefore, Vipshop Holdings's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.74%.


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

VIPS' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.74   Med: 22.3   Max: 24.87
Current: 22.78


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Vipshop Holdings was 24.87%. The lowest was 19.74%. And the median was 22.30%.

VIPS's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
75.46% of 1096 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 36.74 vs VIPS: 22.78

Vipshop Holdings had a gross margin of 23.74% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Vipshop Holdings was 1.10% per year.


Vipshop Holdings Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vipshop Holdings'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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Vipshop Holdings Gross Margin % Chart

Vipshop Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.24 20.90 19.74 20.96 22.79

Vipshop Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 21.73 21.44 22.25 23.64 23.74

Competitive Comparison of Vipshop Holdings's Gross Margin %

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Vipshop Holdings'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.


Vipshop Holdings's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Vipshop Holdings's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vipshop Holdings's Gross Margin % falls into.



Vipshop Holdings Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Vipshop Holdings'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 )
=3602.3 / 15805.723
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(15805.723 - 12203.458) / 15805.723
=22.79 %

Vipshop Holdings'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 )
=1153 / 4856.233
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(4856.233 - 3703.205) / 4856.233
=23.74 %

* 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.


Vipshop Holdings  (NYSE:VIPS) 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

Vipshop Holdings had a gross margin of 23.74% 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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Vipshop Holdings (Vipshop Holdings) Business Description

Address
128 Dingxin Road, Haizhu District, Guangdong, Guangzhou, CHN, 510220
Vipshop Holdings Ltd is an online discount retailer for brands in China. The company offers branded products to consumers in China through flash sales on its vipshop.com, vip.com and lefeng.com websites. Flash sales represent an online retail format combining the advantages of e-commerce and discount sales through selling a finite quantity of discounted products or services online for a limited period of time. It deals in wide range of products and services for consumers specializing in branded cosmetics, apparel, healthcare products, food and other consumer products. Its operating segment includes Vip.com and Shan Shan Outlets. The company generates maximum revenue from Vip.com segment.