Preformed Line Products Company Gross Profit 2011-2026 | PLPC

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 Preformed Line Products Company

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
209 M	190 M	235 M	215 M	166 M	154 M	141 M	132 M	119 M	109 M	103 M	121 M	131 M	144 M	141 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
235 M	103 M	154 M

Quarterly Gross Profit Preformed Line Products Company

2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	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
55.4 M	48.7 M	-	45.8 M	44.3 M	44.1 M	-	54.1 M	66.3 M	66.3 M	-	58.3 M	52.7 M	42 M	-	43.2 M	43 M	40.2 M	-	44.9 M	39.6 M	32.9 M	36.2 M	39.3 M	37.8 M	27.3 M	32 M	33.5 M	35.2 M	31.5 M	30.8 M	33.5 M	29.7 M	24.7 M	29.5 M	28.9 M	26.8 M	24.3 M	26.1 M	26.2 M	26.4 M	24.8 M	29.8 M	32.5 M	31.2 M	27.4 M	30.4 M	31.7 M	37.5 M	31.3 M	33 M	38.5 M	37 M	36 M	34.2 M	37.6 M	36.7 M	32.4 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
66.3 M	24.3 M	37 M

Gross Profit of other stocks in the Electrical equipment industry

Issuer	Gross Profit	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Acuity Brands AYI	2.08 B	$ 267.87	0.03 %	$ 8.27 B	USA
Badger Meter BMI	93 M	$ 147.94	-0.32 %	$ 4.35 B	USA
ТАНТАЛ TANL	-82.9 M	-	-	-	Russia
Energizer Holdings ENR	1.23 B	$ 16.71	-0.89 %	$ 1.18 B	USA
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited APWC	35.1 M	$ 1.39	-3.14 %	$ 23.4 M	Taiwan
Ault Global Holdings, Inc. DPW	7.51 M	-	-7.98 %	$ 123 M	USA
Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. HOLI	239 M	-	0.04 %	$ 1.61 B	China
AZZ AZZ	383 M	$ 118.98	-1.88 %	$ 3.46 B	USA
Belden BDC	1.03 B	$ 112.37	-1.67 %	$ 4.45 B	USA
Flux Power Holdings FLUX	3.59 M	$ 1.21	-1.63 %	$ 20 M	USA
GrafTech International Ltd. EAF	-15.7 M	$ 5.82	-5.06 %	$ 151 M	USA
Hubbell Incorporated HUBB	525 M	$ 475.74	-3.43 %	$ 25.3 B	USA
EnerSys ENS	1.09 B	$ 165.34	-1.92 %	$ 6.57 B	USA
Eos Energy Enterprises EOSE	-144 M	$ 5.19	-5.98 %	$ 1.35 B	USA
CBAK Energy Technology CBAT	31.7 M	$ 0.83	-1.99 %	$ 74.1 M	China
FuelCell Energy FCEL	-21.3 M	$ 6.59	-2.37 %	$ 109 M	USA
Ideal Power IPWR	-7.38 K	$ 3.15	1.61 %	$ 25.7 M	USA
Bloom Energy Corporation BE	587 M	$ 150.12	-9.94 %	$ 36.1 B	USA
Lightbridge Corporation LTBR	68.4 K	$ 10.34	-2.77 %	$ 345 M	USA
nVent Electric plc NVT	1.47 B	$ 116.3	-5.12 %	$ 18.9 B	Britain
Plug Power PLUG	-242 M	$ 2.23	-7.08 %	$ 2.56 B	USA
Polar Power POLA	1.31 M	$ 1.69	-7.14 %	$ 4.24 M	USA
Powell Industries POWL	93.5 M	$ 516.0	-1.79 %	$ 6.22 B	USA
Pioneer Power Solutions PPSI	8.35 M	$ 3.15	-3.67 %	$ 31.2 M	USA
Kimball Electronics KE	104 M	$ 23.44	-3.42 %	$ 581 M	USA
RF Industries, Ltd. RFIL	26.7 M	$ 9.76	-12.93 %	$ 104 M	USA
Orion Energy Systems OESX	20.2 M	$ 9.36	0.97 %	$ 307 M	USA
Ocean Power Technologies OPTT	1.66 M	$ 0.34	-5.78 %	$ 43.2 M	USA
Servotronics SVT	7.8 M	-	-0.32 %	$ 116 M	USA
Encore Wire Corporation WIRE	136 M	-	-	$ 4.89 B	USA
Advanced Energy Industries AEIS	677 M	$ 317.21	-3.23 %	$ 11.9 B	USA
Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. ESP	3.77 M	$ 53.51	-4.41 %	$ 139 M	USA