Life Storage (Life Storage) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.32 (As of Mar. 2023)

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What is Life Storage COGS-to-Revenue?

Life Storage's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 was $84 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 was $261 Mil.

Life Storage's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 was 0.32.

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 67.80%.

Life Storage COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Life Storage's COGS-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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Life Storage COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Life Storage Annual Data

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COGS-to-Revenue

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0.36

0.33

0.31

Life Storage Quarterly Data
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COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.33	0.30	0.32	0.30	0.32

Life Storage COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Life Storage's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	308.75	/	990.948
	=	0.31

Life Storage's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	83.963	/	260.774
	=	0.32

Life Storage (NYSE:LSI) COGS-to-Revenue 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 %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	83.963 / 260.774
	=	67.80 %

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.

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Life Storage (Life Storage) Business Description

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Address

6467 Main Street, Williamsville, NY, USA, 14221

Website

https://www.lifestorage.com

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