Castle Biosciences (Castle Biosciences) Gross Margin % : 80.96% (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Castle Biosciences Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Castle Biosciences's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $59.1 Mil. Castle Biosciences's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $73.0 Mil. Therefore, Castle Biosciences's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 80.96%.

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

CSTL' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 64.21 Med: 79.53 Max: 85.91
Current: 80.58

During the past 7 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Castle Biosciences was 85.91%. The lowest was 64.21%. And the median was 79.53%.

CSTL's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
89.2% of 213 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 46.64 vs CSTL: 80.58

Castle Biosciences had a gross margin of 80.96% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Castle Biosciences was -0.50% per year.

Castle Biosciences Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Castle Biosciences's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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Castle Biosciences Gross Margin % Chart

Castle Biosciences Annual Data

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Gross Margin %

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85.91

84.54

83.18

76.64

79.53

Castle Biosciences Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															75.78	77.94	81.59	81.21	80.96

Competitive Comparison of Castle Biosciences's Gross Margin %

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Castle Biosciences's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % data, can be viewed below:

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Castle Biosciences's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Castle Biosciences's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Castle Biosciences's Gross Margin % falls into.

Castle Biosciences Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Castle Biosciences's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2023 )	=	Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	174.8	/	219.788
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(219.788 - 44.982)	/	219.788
	=	79.53 %

Castle Biosciences's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )	=	Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )	/	Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
	=	59.1	/	72.974
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(72.974 - 13.894)	/	72.974
	=	80.96 %

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.

Castle Biosciences (NAS:CSTL) 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

Castle Biosciences had a gross margin of 80.96% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => 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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Castle Biosciences (Castle Biosciences) Business Description

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Address

505 S. Friendswood Drive, Suite 401, Friendswood, TX, USA, 77546

Website

https://www.castlebiosciences.com

Castle Biosciences Inc is a commercial-stage dermatological cancer company. It is focused on providing physicians and their patients with personalized, clinically actionable genomic information to make more accurate treatment decisions. The product portfolio of the company includes Cutaneous Melanoma, DecisionDx-Melanoma, DecisionDx-CMSeq, and DecisionDx-PRAME among others.

Executives

Daniel Bradbury	director	BIOBRIT, LLC, 2223 AVENIDA DE LA PLAYA, SUITE 108, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Derek J Maetzold	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Pres. & Chief Exec. Officer	820 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 201, FRIENDSWOOD TX 77546
Ellen Goldberg	director	C/O CASTLE BIOSCIENCES, INC., 505 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 401, FRIENDSWOOD TX 77546
Tiffany Olson	director	C/O CASTLE BIOSCIENCES, INC., 505 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 401, FRIENDSWOOD TX 77546
Kristen M Oelschlager	officer: Chief Operating Officer	C/O CASTLE BIOSCIENCES, 505 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 401, FRIENDSWOOD TX 77546
Bernhard E. Spiess	officer: Chief Operating Officer	C/O CASTLE BIOSCIENCES, INC., 820 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 201, FRIENDSWOOD TX 77546
Kim Caple	director	C/O BIOSCIENCES, INC., 505 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 401, FRIENDSWOOD TX 77546
Frank Stokes	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O CASTLE BIOSCIENCES, 820 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 201, FRIENDSWOOD TX 77546
Tobin W Juvenal	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	C/O CASTLE BIOSCIENCES, 505 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 401, FRIENDSWOOD TX 77546
David S Kabakoff	director, 10 percent owner	C/O SPIROS DEVELOPMENT CORP II INC, 7475 LUSK BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Cook Joseph C. Iii	director, 10 percent owner	C/O CASTLE BIOSCIENCES, INC., 820 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, STE. 201, FRIENDSWOOD TX 77546
Mara G. Aspinall	director	7381 NORTH MOON SPIRIT LANE, TUCSON AZ 85718
Bonnie H Anderson	director	6000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Mgc Venture Partners 2013 Gp, Llc	10 percent owner	C/O MOUNTAIN GROUP CAPITAL, LLC, 3835 CLEGHORN AVE., SUITE 300, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Mgc Venture Partners 2013, L.p.	10 percent owner	C/O MOUNTAIN GROUP CAPITAL, LLC, 3835 CLEGHORN AVE., SUITE 300, NASHVILLE TN 37203