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Evaluate 1?Year Gross Profit Margin Growth

MarketXLS’s GrossProfitMarginOneYearGrowth function (fn_00813) provides a quick and simple way to retrieve a company's gross profit margin growth over the last year. This function helps you quickly assess business performance changes, spot potential trends, and stay informed about whether a company’s profitability margins are expanding or contracting year-over-year.

Why Use This Function?

  • Quickly identify gross profit margin changes for any stock ticker.
  • Compare one?year margin growth for different companies side-by-side in Excel.
  • Make more informed trading or investing decisions by monitoring improvements or declines in profitability.
  • Detect early signs of operational efficiency or potential cost issues over the last year.
  • Integrate seamlessly into larger stock analysis spreadsheets and track trends historically.

How to Use in Excel

Use the following syntax directly in your Excel worksheet:

=GrossProfitMarginOneYearGrowth("SYMBOL")

• Replace "SYMBOL" with the desired ticker (e.g., "MSFT", "AAPL", etc.).
• You can also reference a cell containing the symbol string (e.g., A2) like:
=GrossProfitMarginOneYearGrowth(A2)

When executed, the function fetches fundamental data for the specified ticker’s gross margin and calculates the growth over a one-year period.

Parameters Explained

Parameter Description Example Values Notes
Symbol The ticker symbol of the stock or asset you want to analyze (string) "MSFT", "AAPL" If a symbol is invalid or data is unavailable, the function returns “NA” or an error

• Symbol: Provide a valid US stock market ticker (uppercase or lowercase).
• If your MarketXLS license is not valid or recognized, you may see an error message instead of a numeric result.

Example Usage

Basic Examples

  1. Using a constant ticker symbol:
    =GrossProfitMarginOneYearGrowth("MSFT")
    Returns MSFT’s year-over-year change in gross profit margin as a numeric value.

  2. Using a reference cell with a ticker:
    Suppose A2 contains "AAPL".
    =GrossProfitMarginOneYearGrowth(A2)
    Returns AAPL’s one-year gross margin growth figure.

  3. Handling a lesser-known symbol:
    =GrossProfitMarginOneYearGrowth("XOM")
    Perfect for quick analysis of oil and gas sector margins. If data is unavailable, “NA” returns.

Advanced Scenarios

• Comparing multiple stocks at once:
Place different ticker symbols in Column A (e.g., A2=“MSFT”, A3=“AMZN”, A4=“TSLA”).
In Column B, use GrossProfitMarginOneYearGrowth to quickly compare how these margins changed over the last year.

• Integrating with other MarketXLS functions:
Generate comprehensive dashboards by combining other fundamental metrics (e.g., EBITDA Growth) with GrossProfitMarginOneYearGrowth to gain deeper profitability insight.

• Detecting negative YOY margin changes:
If margins declined, this function's result could be negative—an immediate red flag for potential cost or revenue issues in the past year.

Common Questions and Troubleshooting

• “Why do I get ‘NA’?”

  • Your ticker symbol may be invalid or not recognized by MarketXLS.
  • Your MarketXLS license could be expired or not active.
  • The API returned no usable data for the requested symbol.

• “Can I apply the function to non-US stocks?”

  • If the MarketXLS data source supports that symbol and fundamental data is available, yes. Otherwise, “NA” may appear.

• “How can I handle missing or partial data?”

  • Occasionally, data is not reported for certain periods. The function safely returns “NA” instead of a partial or misleading result.

• “Can the result be negative?”

  • Yes. A negative value indicates gross profit margin deterioration over the year.

By using GrossProfitMarginOneYearGrowth in Excel with MarketXLS, you’ll gain a clearer picture of a company’s profitability trends. This practical analysis tool helps guide data-driven investment decisions and sets a solid foundation for in-depth stock valuation.

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