Cannabist Company Holdings (OTCPK:CBSTQ) 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
Cannabist Company Holdings had a gross margin of 28.67% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 => Competition eroding margins
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.
Cannabist Company Holdings Gross Margin % Related Terms
Cannabist Company Holdings Gross Margin % Historical Data
* 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.
For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Cannabist Company Holdings'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.
Cannabist Company Holdings Gross Margin % vs Drug Manufacturers Industry
For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Cannabist Company Holdings's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cannabist Company Holdings'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.
Cannabist Company Holdings (CBSTQ) has a Gross Margin % of 28.67% as of Sep. 2025. Gross margin is the ratio of total gross profit to net sales. View historical data on Cannabist Company Holdings and its competitors. This is 20% below median its historical median of 35.95. Over the past decade, Cannabist Company Holdings' Gross Margin % has ranged from 25.41 to 42.17.
Is Cannabist Company Holdings' Gross Margin % too high?
Cannabist Company Holdings' current Gross Margin % of 28.67% is 20% below median its 10-year median of 35.95. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 25.41 to a high of 42.17. The Drug Manufacturers industry median Gross Margin % is 48.44. Cannabist Company Holdings' value of 28.67% is 40.8% below this industry median.
How does Cannabist Company Holdings' Gross Margin % compare to ZTS?
Cannabist Company Holdings' Gross Margin % of 28.67% can be compared against companies in the Drug Manufacturers industry. The industry median Gross Margin % is 48.44. Cannabist Company Holdings' value of 28.67% is 40.8% below this benchmark. Historically, Cannabist Company Holdings' own Gross Margin % has ranged from 25.41 to 42.17 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 35.95 vs. the industry median of 48.44, Cannabist Company Holdings has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Gross Margin % for a Drug Manufacturers company?
The median Gross Margin % among Drug Manufacturers companies is 48.44, based on 938 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Gross Margin % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Gross Margin % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Cannabist Company Holdings's current Gross Margin % of 28.67% is 40.8% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Gross Margin % mean?
A high Gross Margin % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Gross margin is the ratio of total gross profit to net sales. View historical data on Cannabist Company Holdings and its competitors. For the Drug Manufacturers industry, the median Gross Margin % is 48.44 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Cannabist Company Holdings's current Gross Margin % is 28.67%, which is 20% below median its own 10-year median of 35.95. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cannabist Company Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Cannabist Company Holdings (CBSTQ) has a current Gross Margin % of 28.67%. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.17, compared to a current price of $0.00 — trading 99.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Gross Margin % is 28.67%, which is 20% below median its 10-year median of 35.95 and 40.8% below the Drug Manufacturers industry median of 48.44. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Gross Margin % calculated?
Gross Margin % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Cannabist Company Holdings (CBSTQ), the current Gross Margin % is 28.67% as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Cannabist Company Holdings Inc through its subsidiaries, operates as a cultivator, manufacturer, and provider of medical and adult-use cannabis products. Some of its products are vaporization oil, sublingual tinctures, lotions, hard-pressed tablets, and suppositories, among others which are marketed through brands like Classix, dreamt, Triple Seven, Amber, Press, Heady, and Seed and Strain. The company operates its businesses in California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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