Origin Agritech SEED
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Origin Agritech (SEED) Gross Margin (2009 - 2016)

Origin Agritech (SEED) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 47.81% for Q4 2016, up 456.0% year-over-year from 8.6% in Q1 2016, and up 289.31% quarter-over-quarter from 12.28% in Q3 2016.

Origin Agritech (SEED) Gross Margin (2009 - 2016) Analysis & Trends

Origin Agritech (SEED) has reported Gross Margin for 8 consecutive years, with 47.81% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2016.

  • In Q4 2016, Gross Margin rose 456.0% year-over-year to 47.81%; the TTM figure through Dec 2016 stood at 34.14% (down 3954.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.0%, down 717.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin climbed to 47.81% in Q4 2016 per SEED's latest filing, from 12.28% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 52.34% in Q4 2012 and bottomed at 201.88% in Q1 2016.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 9.58% across 5 years, with a median of 23.65% in 2013.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2012 — Gross Margin jumped 63090 bps — and 2016, when it sank 15852 bps.
  • Origin Agritech's Gross Margin stood at 52.34% in 2012, then decreased by 6 bps to 49.34% in 2013, then rose by 1 bps to 50.04% in 2014, then fell by 14 bps to 43.25% in 2015, then grew by 11 bps to 47.81% in 2016.
  • Business Quant data shows SEED's Gross Margin at 47.81% in Q4 2016, 12.28% in Q3 2016, and 16.72% in Q2 2016.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Corteva 53.52 Bn 51.16 Bn 3.66 Bn 57.39%
2 Nutrien 35.39 Bn 34.47 Bn 3.25 Bn 30.07%
3 CF Industries Holdings 19.71 Bn 17.23 Bn 1.15 Bn 51.53%
4 Mosaic 7.56 Bn 7.27 Bn 214.70 Mn 7.60%
5 Icl 7.37 Bn 6.71 Bn 664.00 Mn 31.10%
6 Scotts Miracle-Gro 3.56 Bn 3.53 Bn 365.90 Mn 31.22%
7 Fmc 1.37 Bn 894.07 Mn 342.10 Mn 39.45%
8 Cvr Partners 1.29 Bn 1.16 Bn 93.22 Mn 46.10%
9 Intrepid Potash 512.43 Mn 327.43 Mn 16.65 Mn 24.97%
10 Origin Agritech 12.23 Mn 8.66 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2016 47.81%
Sep 30, 2016 12.28%
Jun 30, 2016 16.72%
Mar 31, 2016 -201.88%
Dec 31, 2015 43.25%
Sep 30, 2015 17.40%
Jun 30, 2015 14.00%
Mar 31, 2015 -43.36%
Dec 31, 2014 50.04%
Sep 30, 2014 28.63%
Jun 30, 2014 22.87%
Mar 31, 2014 -50.26%
Dec 31, 2013 49.34%
Sep 30, 2013 36.69%
Jun 30, 2013 28.73%
Mar 31, 2013 24.44%
Dec 31, 2012 52.34%
Sep 30, 2012 42.52%
Jun 30, 2012 20.13%
Mar 31, 2012 -20.01%