The historical rank and industry rank for Pressure BioSciences's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
PBIO'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -16.48 Med: 52.38 Max: 66.13
Current: 6.91
During the past 13 years, the highestGross Margin % of Pressure BioSciences was 66.13%. The lowest was -16.48%. And the median was 52.38%.
PBIO's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than 93.72% of 796
companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 53.135
vs PBIO: 6.91
Pressure BioSciences had a gross margin of 44.55% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Pressure BioSciences was 0.00% per year.
Pressure BioSciences Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Pressure BioSciences'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.
Competitive Comparison of Pressure BioSciences's Gross Margin %
For the Medical Devices subindustry, Pressure BioSciences'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.
Pressure BioSciences's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Pressure BioSciences's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Pressure BioSciences's Gross Margin % falls into.
* 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.
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
Pressure BioSciences had a gross margin of 44.55% 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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Pressure BioSciences (Pressure BioSciences) Business Description
Pressure BioSciences Inc is engaged in the healthcare division. The firm is a leader in the development & sale of innovative, enabling, pressure-based platform solutions for the worldwide life sciences industry. The company has developed and patented a technology platform that can control the sample preparation process. This process, called pressure cycling technology (PCT), uses alternating cycles of hydrostatic pressure between ambient and ultra-high levels. The company is also the distributor of the Constant Systems (CS) cell disruption equipment, parts, and consumables. Its products include Barocyclers, External Pressure Calibration Device Kits, MicroTubes, HUB High-Pressure Generators, and Accessories.
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