Ford Motor Company (F)

Gross profit margin

		Dec 31, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	Jun 30, 2024	Mar 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020
Gross profit (ttm)	US$ in thousands	12,512,000	14,410,000	14,174,000	13,979,000	14,350,000	9,037,000	8,670,000	9,059,000	8,530,000	1,567,000	2,214,000	-717,000	794,000	45,696,000	46,716,000	44,995,000	41,475,000	45,238,000	43,035,000	45,488,000
Revenue (ttm)	US$ in thousands	185,059,000	183,244,000	180,529,000	177,660,000	176,452,000	173,326,000	169,237,000	164,758,000	158,057,000	151,736,000	148,027,000	134,589,000	136,341,000	134,615,000	136,433,000	129,052,000	127,144,000	130,907,000	130,396,000	149,878,000
Gross profit margin		6.76%	7.86%	7.85%	7.87%	8.13%	5.21%	5.12%	5.50%	5.40%	1.03%	1.50%	-0.53%	0.58%	33.95%	34.24%	34.87%	32.62%	34.56%	33.00%	30.35%

December 31, 2024 calculation

Gross profit margin = Gross profit (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $12,512,000K ÷ $185,059,000K
= 6.76%

The gross profit margin of Ford Motor Company has shown some fluctuation over the period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. The margin started at 30.35% in March 2020, steadily increased to a peak of 34.87% in March 2021, then slightly declined but remained relatively stable around the mid-thirties percentage range until December 2023.

However, the gross profit margin took a significant dip in December 2021 to 0.58%, which was followed by negative margins in the first half of 2022. The margin started to recover in the second half of 2022, reaching 5.40% by December 31, 2022.

From that point on until December 31, 2024, the gross profit margin fluctuated between 6.76% and 8.13%. It is important for investors and stakeholders to closely monitor the trend in gross profit margin as it can indicate the company's ability to control production costs and generate profits from its core business operations.