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Corcept Therapeutics (LTS:0I3Q) Gross Margin % : 98.27% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Corcept Therapeutics Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Corcept Therapeutics's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $144.3 Mil. Corcept Therapeutics's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $146.8 Mil. Therefore, Corcept Therapeutics's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 98.27%.


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

LTS:0I3Q' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 96.68   Med: 98.06   Max: 98.66
Current: 98.54


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Corcept Therapeutics was 98.66%. The lowest was 96.68%. And the median was 98.06%.

LTS:0I3Q's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
97.03% of 741 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 59.43 vs LTS:0I3Q: 98.54

Corcept Therapeutics had a gross margin of 98.27% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Corcept Therapeutics was 0.20% per year.


Corcept Therapeutics Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Corcept Therapeutics'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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Corcept Therapeutics Gross Margin % Chart

Corcept Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 98.20 98.42 98.56 98.66 98.66

Corcept Therapeutics 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 98.69 98.66 98.67 98.61 98.27

Competitive Comparison of Corcept Therapeutics's Gross Margin %

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Corcept Therapeutics'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.


Corcept Therapeutics's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Corcept Therapeutics's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Corcept Therapeutics Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Corcept Therapeutics'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 )
=475.9 / 482.375
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(482.375 - 6.481) / 482.375
=98.66 %

Corcept Therapeutics'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 )
=144.3 / 146.808
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(146.808 - 2.535) / 146.808
=98.27 %

* 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.


Corcept Therapeutics  (LTS:0I3Q) 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

Corcept Therapeutics had a gross margin of 98.27% 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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Corcept Therapeutics (LTS:0I3Q) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
149 Commonwealth Drive, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025
Corcept Therapeutics Inc is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of medications that treat severe metabolic, oncologic and neuropsychiatric disorders by modulating the effect of the hormone cortisol.

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