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Marston's (LSE:MARS) Gross Margin % : 0.00% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Marston's Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Marston's's Gross Profit for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £465.3 Mil. Marston's's Revenue for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £465.3 Mil. Therefore, Marston's's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.00%. If there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.


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

LSE:MARS' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 28.65   Med: 44.55   Max: 49.95
Current: 49.95


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Marston's was 49.95%. The lowest was 28.65%. And the median was 44.55%.

LSE:MARS's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
54.52% of 343 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 47.41 vs LSE:MARS: 49.95

Marston's had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Marston's was 2.10% per year.


Marston's Gross Margin % Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Marston's Gross Margin % Chart

Marston's Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Gross Margin %
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Marston's Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Marston's's Gross Margin %

For the Restaurants subindustry, Marston's'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.


Marston's's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Marston's's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Marston's Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue. (Note that if there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.)

Marston's's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Sep. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Sep. 2023 )
=435.7 / 872.3
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(872.3 - 436.6) / 872.3
=49.95 %

Marston's'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 )
=465.3 / 465.3
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(465.3 - 0) / 465.3
=N/A %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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.


Marston's  (LSE:MARS) 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

Marston's had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => No sustainable 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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Marston's (LSE:MARS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Brewery Road, Marston's House, Wolverhampton, GBR, WV1 4JT
Marston's PLC is a beer brewer and pub operator. It operates more than 1,500 pubs across the United Kingdom under brand names including Marston's Two For One, Milestone Rotisserie, Pitcher & Piano, and Revere. It also licenses and franchises more than 500 other taverns, and it has some locations that offer lodging. The company has five breweries that distribute its beer brands for sale to both out-of-home and at-home customers. Its key beer brands include Hobgoblin, Marston's Pedigree, Wainwright, Ringwood, Brakspear, and Banks's. Roughly 20% of the company's revenue comes from the brewing business; the rest comes from its pub businesses. Virtually all revenue is generated in the United Kingdom.

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