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Life Storage (Life Storage) Cost of Goods Sold : $319 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2023)


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What is Life Storage Cost of Goods Sold?

Life Storage's cost of goods sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 was $84 Mil. Its cost of goods sold for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2023 was $319 Mil.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Life Storage's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 was 67.8%.

Cost of Goods Sold is also directly linked to Inventory Turnover.


Life Storage Cost of Goods Sold Historical Data

The historical data trend for Life Storage's Cost of Goods Sold 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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Life Storage Cost of Goods Sold Chart

Life Storage Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Cost of Goods Sold
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Life Storage Quarterly Data
Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23
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Life Storage Cost of Goods Sold Calculation

Cost of Goods Sold is the aggregate cost of goods produced and sold, and services rendered during the reporting period. It excludes Total Operating Expense, such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense.

Cost of Goods Sold for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $319 Mil.

* 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.


Life Storage  (NYSE:LSI) Cost of Goods Sold Explanation

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin.

Life Storage's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(260.774 - 83.963) / 260.774
=67.8 %

* 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 company that has a moat can usually maintain or even expand their Gross Margin. A company can increase its Gross Margin in two ways. It can increase the prices of the goods it sells and keeps its Cost of Goods Sold unchanged. Or it can keep the sales price unchanged and squeeze its suppliers to reduce the Cost of Goods Sold. Warren Buffett believes businesses with the power to raise prices have moats.

Cost of Goods Sold is also directly linked to another concept called Inventory Turnover:

Life Storage's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

* 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.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. A higher inventory turnover means the company has light inventory. Therefore the company spends less money on storage, write downs, and obsolete inventory. If the inventory is too light, it may affect sales because the company may not have enough to meet demand.

Usually retailers pile up their inventories at holiday seasons to meet the stronger demand. Therefore, the inventory of a particular quarter of a year should not be used to calculate inventory turnover. An average inventory is a better indication.


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Life Storage (Life Storage) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6467 Main Street, Williamsville, NY, USA, 14221
Life Storage Inc (which was rebranded from Sovran Self Storage, Inc in 2016) is a fully integrated, real estate investment trust that acquires and manages self-storage properties throughout the United States. The company operates under the brand names Life Storage. Approximately under half of the company's revenue is derived from stores in the states of Texas and Florida. The remainder of sales is distributed across the United States. The company's operations in rental income from customers renting storage space on a month-to-month basis generate a majority of operating revenue. The company also offers storage to both individuals of commercial renters and has special storage units available for vehicles and wine.
Executives
Joseph Saffire officer: Chief Investment Officer 6467 MAIN STREET, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Havener Arthur L Jr director 9825 SUNSET GREENS DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63127
Alexander Gress officer: CFO 6467 MAIN STREET, C/O LIFE STORAGE, INC., WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Stephen R Rusmisel director C/O SOVRAN SELF STORAGE, INC, 6467 MAIN STREET, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Andrew J Gregoire officer: CFO C/O LIFE STORAGE, INC., 6467 MAIN STREET, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
David P. Dodman officer: COO C/O LIFE STORAGE, INC, 6467 MAIN STREET, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Edward F Killeen officer: EVP Real Estate Management C/O LIFE STORAGE, INC., 6467 MAIN STREET, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
David L Rogers officer: CFO C/O LIFE STORAGE INC, 6467 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO NY 14221
Sue Harnett director P.O. BOX 195115, SAN JUAN PR 00919-5115
Mark G Barberio director 19 WIK STREET, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Edward J Pettinella director C/O HOME PROPERTIES, 850 CLINTON SQUARE, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Charles E Lannon director C/O LIFE STORAGE INC, 6467 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO NY 14221
Kenneth F Myszka director, officer: President, COO C/O LIFE STORAGE INC, 6467 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO NY 14221
Robert J Attea director, officer: Chairman of Board, CEO C/O LIFE STORAGE INC, 6467 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO NY 14221
Dana Hamilton director C/O ARCHSTONE-SMITH TRUST, 9200 E. PANORAMA CIRCLE, SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112