Bath & Body Works (Bath & Body Works) Gross Margin % : 45.91% (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Bath & Body Works Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Bath & Body Works's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,337 Mil. Bath & Body Works's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $2,912 Mil. Therefore, Bath & Body Works's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 45.91%.

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

BBWI' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 37.01 Med: 42.94 Max: 48.91
Current: 43.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Bath & Body Works was 48.91%. The lowest was 37.01%. And the median was 42.94%.

BBWI's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
62.68% of 1096 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 36.74 vs BBWI: 43.57

Bath & Body Works had a gross margin of 45.91% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Bath & Body Works was 2.20% per year.

Bath & Body Works Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bath & Body Works's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

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Bath & Body Works Gross Margin % Chart

Bath & Body Works Annual Data

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Jan24

Gross Margin %

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44.16

48.12

48.91

43.06

43.56

Bath & Body Works Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															43.25	42.69	39.90	43.66	45.91

Competitive Comparison of Bath & Body Works's Gross Margin %

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Bath & Body Works'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.

Bath & Body Works's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bath & Body Works's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bath & Body Works's Gross Margin % falls into.

Bath & Body Works Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Bath & Body Works's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Jan. 2024 )	=	Gross Profit (A: Jan. 2024 )	/	Revenue (A: Jan. 2024 )
	=	3236	/	7429
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(7429 - 4193)	/	7429
	=	43.56 %

Bath & Body Works's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Jan. 2024 )	=	Gross Profit (Q: Jan. 2024 )	/	Revenue (Q: Jan. 2024 )
	=	1337	/	2912
	=	(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(2912 - 1575)	/	2912
	=	45.91 %

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.

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) 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

Bath & Body Works had a gross margin of 45.91% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 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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Bath & Body Works (Bath & Body Works) Business Description

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Address

Three Limited Parkway, Columbus, OH, USA, 43230

Website

https://www.bbwinc.com

Bath & Body Works is a specialty home fragrance and fragrant body care retailer operating under the Bath & Body Works, C.O. Bigelow, and White Barn brands. The company generates most of its business in North America, with less than 5% of sales from international markets in fiscal 2022. For fiscal 2022, 72% of sales stemmed from the brick-and-mortar network (which was composed of more than 1,800 retail stores), similar to 2021 levels, as consumer shopping patterns remained to normal. Future growth is expected from store reformatting, digital and international channels, as well as adjacent category expansion.

Executives

Eva C Boratto	officer: Chief Financial Officer	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Wendy C. Arlin	officer: EVP and CFO	THREE LIMITED PARKWAY, COLUMBUS OH 43230
Thomas Kuhn	director	C/O INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP, INC., 6262 SUNSET DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33143
Steven E Voskuil	director	5405 WINDWARD PARKWAY, ALPHARETTA GA 30004
Lucy Brady	director	C/O BATH & BODY WORKS, INC., THREE LIMITED PARKWAY, COLUMBUS OH 43230
Gina Boswell	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	MANPOWERGROUP INC., 100 MANPOWER PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Thomas E. Mazurek	officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer	C/O BATH & BODY WORKS, INC., THREE LIMITED PARKWAY, COLUMBUS OH 43230
Alessandro Bogliolo	director	727 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Juan Rajlin	director	C/O BATH & BODY WORKS, INC., THREE LIMITED PARKWAY, COLUMBUS OH 43230
Robert H Schottenstein	director
Sarah E Nash	director	200 MILIK STREET, CARTERET NJ 07008
James L. Bersani	officer: EVP & President - Real Estate	THREE LIMITED PARKWAY, COLUMBUS OH 43230
Michael C. Wu	officer: Chief Legal Officer & Secy.	4 LIMITED PARKWAY, REYNOLDSBURG OH 43068
Christopher T. Cramer	officer: Chief Operating Officer	THREE LIMITED PARKWAY, COLUMBUS OH 43230
Leslie H. Wexner	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO	8000 WALTON PKWY, STE 100, NEW ALBANY OH 43054