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PSMT (Pricesmart) Gross Profit : $874 Mil (TTM As of Feb. 2025)


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What is Pricesmart Gross Profit?

Pricesmart's gross profit for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was $234 Mil. Pricesmart's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 was $874 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Pricesmart's gross profit for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was $234 Mil. Pricesmart's Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was $1,364 Mil. Therefore, Pricesmart's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was 17.14%.

Pricesmart had a gross margin of 17.14% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 => No sustainable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Pricesmart was 17.81%. The lowest was 15.68%. And the median was 16.52%.


Pricesmart Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pricesmart's Gross Profit 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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Pricesmart Gross Profit Chart

Pricesmart Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 554.41 644.53 681.15 759.33 846.92

Pricesmart Quarterly Data
May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 221.09 209.77 211.87 219.05 233.75

Competitive Comparison of Pricesmart's Gross Profit

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Pricesmart's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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.


Pricesmart's Gross Profit Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Pricesmart's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pricesmart's Gross Profit falls into.


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Pricesmart Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Pricesmart's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Aug. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=4913.898 - 4066.974
=847

Pricesmart's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Feb. 2025 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=1363.886 - 1130.135
=234

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $874 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

Pricesmart's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Feb. 2025 )=Gross Profit (Q: Feb. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Feb. 2025 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=234 / 1363.886
=17.14 %

* 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.


Pricesmart  (NAS:PSMT) Gross Profit 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

Pricesmart had a gross margin of 17.14% for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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Pricesmart Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9740 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA, USA, 92121
Pricesmart Inc is principally engaged in operating U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs that offer consumer goods at low prices. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California, United States, and operates stores in the Caribbean, Costa Rica, Panama, and other regions. The company's revenue consists of net warehouse club sales from merchandise sales, membership income from annual membership fees, export sales, and other income. Its operations consist of four reportable segments; Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, and the United States. A majority of the company's revenue is derived from Central America.
Executives
Jeffrey Fisher director C/O PRICE LEGACY CORP, 17140 BERNARDO CENTER DR. #300, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
John D Hildebrandt officer: EVP -- Caribbean & Central Am. 4649 MORENA BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92117
Francisco Velasco officer: EVP, GC and Secretary PRICESMART, INC., 9740 SCRANTON RD., SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Michael Mccleary officer: SVP & Interim CFO 9740 SCRANTON RD., SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Gordon H. Hanson director 9640 SCRANTON ROAD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
David R Price director 9740 SCRANTON RD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Edgar Zurcher director BURETE ZURCHER, CALLE 1 ERA AUS 9 Y 11, NO 959 BO AMON, SAN JOSE COSTA RICA G2 00000
Sherry S. Bahrambeygui director 9740 SCRANTON ROAD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Wayne J Sadin officer: EVP and CIO 9740 SCRANTON RD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Ana Luisa Bianchi officer: EVP-Chief Merch. Officer PRICESMART, INC., 9740 SCRANTON RD., SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Rodrigo Calvo officer: EVP-Real Estate 9740 SCRANTON ROAD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
John Thelan director 9740 SCRANTON RD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Christopher S Souhrada officer: EVP-Club Operations 9740 SCRANTON RD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Chong Jesus Von officer: EVP-Foods Merchandising PRICESMART, INC., 9740 SCRANTON RD., SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Robert E Price director, 10 percent owner, officer: Acting Chief Executive Officer 7979 IVANHOE AVE, STE 520, LA JOLLA CA 92037