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Quarterly report 2024-Q4
added 05-06-2026

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL Gross Profit | ELP

Gross profit is a key indicator of how efficiently a company produces or sells its products. This metric helps assess a business’s ability to generate revenue at the initial stage, before accounting for all other expenses. Regular analysis of gross profit allows companies to respond in a timely manner to changes in cost of goods, pricing strategy, and market conditions.

Calculation formula:
Gross Profit = Revenue – Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)

Revenue — all cash inflows from the sale of goods or services.
Cost of Goods Sold — direct costs related to the production or acquisition of goods:
  • Raw materials and supplies
  • Wages of production personnel
  • Depreciation of equipment
  • Transportation and warehousing costs (if directly related to production)
Importance for business:
  • Assessing core business profitability
    If gross profit is declining, it may indicate rising production costs or falling sales.
  • Financial planning
    Gross profit is the basis for calculating other key metrics, such as operating and net profit.
  • Benchmarking against competitors
    Gross profit analysis helps compare the efficiency of different companies within the same industry.
  • Insights into pricing effectiveness
    If gross profit is low, the company may be pricing too low or failing to control costs effectively.
Reasons for a decline in gross profit:
  • Increase in raw material and supply costs
  • Rising production expenses
  • Price reductions due to competition
  • Decrease in sales volume
  • Currency exchange rate fluctuations (for imports/exports)

Gross profit is an important metric, but it does not provide a complete picture of a company’s financial health, as it does not account for administrative and selling expenses, taxes, debt burden, or depreciation.

Annual Gross Profit Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
4.89 B 4.9 B 4.93 B 4.86 B 5.29 B 4.48 B 3.43 B 3.36 B - - - - - -

All numbers in BRL currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum Minimum Average
5.29 B 3.36 B 4.52 B

Quarterly Gross Profit Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL

2024-Q4 2023-Q4 2022-Q4 2022-Q3 2022-Q2 2022-Q1 2021-Q4 2021-Q3 2021-Q2 2021-Q1 2020-Q4 2020-Q3 2020-Q2 2020-Q1 2019-Q4 2019-Q3 2019-Q2 2019-Q1 2018-Q4 2018-Q3 2018-Q2 2018-Q1 2017-Q4 2017-Q3 2017-Q2 2017-Q1 2016-Q4 2016-Q3 2016-Q2 2016-Q1 2015-Q4 2015-Q3 2015-Q2 2015-Q1 2014-Q4 2014-Q3 2014-Q2 2014-Q1 2013-Q4 2013-Q3 2013-Q2 2013-Q1 2012-Q4 2012-Q3 2012-Q2 2012-Q1 2011-Q4 2011-Q3 2011-Q2 2011-Q1
4.89 B 4.9 B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

All numbers in BRL currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum Minimum Average
4.9 B 4.89 B 4.89 B

Gross Profit of other stocks in the Utilities industry

Issuer Gross Profit Price % 24h Market Cap Country
Huaneng Power International Huaneng Power International
HNP
68.9 B - -3.99 % $ 11.7 B chinaChina
Just Energy Group Inc. Just Energy Group Inc.
JE
636 M - -19.51 % $ 7.74 M canadaCanada
Avista Corporation Avista Corporation
AVA
923 M $ 37.55 0.19 % $ 3.04 B usaUSA
ALLETE ALLETE
ALE
425 M - - $ 3.92 B usaUSA
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P.
BEP
2.54 B $ 31.41 1.0 % $ 12.8 B bermudaBermuda
Clearway Energy Clearway Energy
CWEN
690 M $ 31.82 1.11 % $ 6.48 B usaUSA
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais
CIG
8.16 B $ 2.14 0.23 % $ 37.6 B brasilBrasil
Entergy Corporation Entergy Corporation
ETR
4.18 B $ 107.27 0.11 % $ 47.4 B usaUSA
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc
AY
895 M - - $ 2.45 B britainBritain
Atlantic Power Corporation Atlantic Power Corporation
AT
112 M - - $ 273 M usaUSA
Azure Power Global Limited Azure Power Global Limited
AZRE
11.8 B - - $ 108 M indiaIndia
Cosan Limited Cosan Limited
CZZ
6.41 B - 2.01 % $ 4.53 B brasilBrasil
Enel Américas S.A. Enel Américas S.A.
ENIA
5.74 B - -4.28 % $ 10.3 B chileChile
Ellomay Capital Ltd. Ellomay Capital Ltd.
ELLO
4.78 M $ 23.2 11.06 % $ 298 M israelIsrael
Black Hills Corporation Black Hills Corporation
BKH
668 M $ 73.21 0.33 % $ 5.34 B usaUSA
Orbital Energy Group Orbital Energy Group
OEG
-6.1 M - 2.29 % $ 53.4 M usaUSA
South Jersey Industries South Jersey Industries
SJI
644 M - - $ 4.42 B usaUSA
NextEra Energy Partners, LP NextEra Energy Partners, LP
NEP
519 M - 0.96 % $ 895 M usaUSA
NorthWestern Corporation NorthWestern Corporation
NWE
892 M $ 70.78 0.37 % $ 4.13 B usaUSA
Kenon Holdings Ltd. Kenon Holdings Ltd.
KEN
147 M $ 69.18 3.86 % $ 3.61 B singaporeSingapore
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
BIP
4.04 B $ 37.13 0.72 % $ 17 B bermudaBermuda
National Grid plc National Grid plc
NGG
11.9 B $ 78.12 0.04 % $ 368 B britainBritain
The AES Corporation The AES Corporation
AES
2.21 B $ 14.79 0.07 % $ 10.5 B usaUSA
Ormat Technologies Ormat Technologies
ORA
273 M $ 105.45 1.21 % $ 6.4 B usaUSA
MGE Energy MGE Energy
MGEE
203 M $ 77.37 0.04 % $ 2.83 B usaUSA
China Recycling Energy Corporation China Recycling Energy Corporation
CREG
117 K - - $ 11.7 M chinaChina
Enel Chile S.A. Enel Chile S.A.
ENIC
1.08 T $ 4.45 1.48 % $ 308 M -
Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A.
TGS
645 B $ 29.05 0.24 % $ 21.9 B argentinaArgentina
NRG Energy NRG Energy
NRG
2.52 B $ 119.02 6.42 % $ 23.2 B usaUSA
Unitil Corporation Unitil Corporation
UTL
148 M $ 53.71 0.07 % $ 902 M usaUSA
Dyne Therapeutics Dyne Therapeutics
DYN
1.91 B $ 24.28 0.16 % $ 4 B usaUSA
Vistra Corp. Vistra Corp.
VST
4.54 B $ 149.3 3.52 % $ 50.6 B usaUSA
FirstEnergy Corp. FirstEnergy Corp.
FE
7.61 B $ 46.77 0.12 % $ 27 B usaUSA
Dominion Energy Dominion Energy
D
7.58 B $ 65.84 0.06 % $ 56.2 B usaUSA
Exelon Corporation Exelon Corporation
EXC
10.3 B $ 43.64 0.05 % $ 44.1 B usaUSA
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
AQN
1.28 B $ 5.67 1.25 % $ 4.36 B canadaCanada
Otter Tail Corporation Otter Tail Corporation
OTTR
280 M $ 89.79 0.58 % $ 3.76 B usaUSA
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated
PEG
3.43 B $ 73.7 0.01 % $ 36.8 B usaUSA
Sempra Energy Sempra Energy
SRE
4.41 B $ 84.04 0.93 % $ 54.9 B usaUSA
TransAlta Corporation TransAlta Corporation
TAC
1.42 B $ 11.96 1.31 % $ 3.55 B canadaCanada