Cake Box Holdings (LSE:CBOX) Gross Margin % : 49.62% (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is Cake Box Holdings Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Cake Box Holdings's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £8.91 Mil. Cake Box Holdings's Revenue for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £17.96 Mil. Therefore, Cake Box Holdings's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 49.62%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cake Box Holdings's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:CBOX' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 42.12 Med: 46.22 Max: 50.24
Current: 50.24

During the past 8 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Cake Box Holdings was 50.24%. The lowest was 42.12%. And the median was 46.22%.

LSE:CBOX's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
94.16% of 308 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 22.865 vs LSE:CBOX: 50.24

Cake Box Holdings had a gross margin of 49.62% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Cake Box Holdings was 2.60% per year.

Cake Box Holdings Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cake Box Holdings's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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Cake Box Holdings Gross Margin % Chart

Cake Box Holdings Annual Data

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Mar16

Mar17

Mar18

Mar19

Mar20

Mar21

Mar22

Mar23

Gross Margin %

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45.66

46.76

49.89

48.02

49.35

Cake Box Holdings Semi-Annual Data
	Mar16	Mar17	Sep17	Mar18	Sep18	Mar19	Sep19	Mar20	Sep20	Mar21	Sep21	Mar22	Sep22	Mar23	Sep23
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										46.19	49.86	47.74	50.86	49.62

Competitive Comparison of Cake Box Holdings's Gross Margin %

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Cake Box Holdings's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Cake Box Holdings's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Cake Box Holdings's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cake Box Holdings's Gross Margin % falls into.

Cake Box Holdings Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue.

Cake Box Holdings's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Mar. 2023 )	=	Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2023 )	/	Revenue (A: Mar. 2023 )
	=	17.2	/	34.801
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(34.801 - 17.627)	/	34.801
	=	49.35 %

Cake Box Holdings's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2023 )	=	Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2023 )	/	Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
	=	8.9	/	17.961
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(17.961 - 9.048)	/	17.961
	=	49.62 %

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.

Cake Box Holdings (LSE:CBOX) Gross Margin % Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

Cake Box Holdings had a gross margin of 49.62% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

Be Aware

If a company loses its competitive advantages, usually its gross margin declines well before its sales declines. Watching Gross Margin % and Operating Margin % closely helps avoid value trap situations.

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Cake Box Holdings (LSE:CBOX) Business Description

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Address

20-22 Jute Lane, Enfield, London, Middlesex, GBR, EN3 7PJ

Website

http://www.eggfreecake.co.uk

Cake Box Holdings PLC is a retailer of fresh cream cakes. It offers a range of cakes that include cupcakes, photo cakes, number cakes, fruit cakes, mendhi cakes, round cakes, kid's cakes, platter cakes, and wedding cakes. The company recognises revenue revenue from Sale of sponges, fresh cream and other goods to franchisees, Online sales of cakes and related products to customers, Franchise package. Geographically, it derives revenue from the United Kingdom.

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