Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Post Holdings's Gross Profit for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2022 was $365 Mil. Post Holdings's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2022 was $1,525 Mil. Therefore, Post Holdings's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was 23.92%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Post Holdings's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
POST'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 25.27 Med: 30.42 Max: 44.73
Current: 26.27
During the past 12 years, the highestGross Margin % of Post Holdings was 44.73%. The lowest was 25.27%. And the median was 30.42%.
POST's Gross Margin % is ranked better than 50.92% of 1738
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 25.69
vs POST: 26.27
Post Holdings had a gross margin of 23.92% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 => Competition eroding margins
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Post Holdings was -0.20% per year.
Post Holdings Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Post Holdings's Gross Margin % 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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Post Holdings Annual Data
Trend
Sep12
Sep13
Sep14
Sep15
Sep16
Sep17
Sep18
Sep19
Sep20
Sep21
Gross Margin %
30.06
29.63
31.54
31.37
29.14
Post Holdings Quarterly Data
Sep17
Dec17
Mar18
Jun18
Sep18
Dec18
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Gross Margin %
29.51
27.62
25.80
26.85
23.92
Competitive Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Post 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.
Post Holdings Gross Margin % Distribution
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Post Holdings's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Post 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.
Post Holdings (NYSE:POST) 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
Post Holdings had a gross margin of 23.92% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 => 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.
Post Holdings Gross Margin % Related Terms
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Post Holdings operates in North America and Europe. For fiscal 2021 (restated for the separation of BellRing Brands), 47% of the company's revenue came from cereal, with brands such as Honeycomb, Grape-Nuts, Pebbles, Honey Bunches of Oats, Malt-O-Meal, and Weetabix. Refrigerated food made up 52% of sales and services the retail (20% of company sales) and food-service channels (32%), providing value-added egg and potato products, prepared side dishes, cheese, and sausage under brands Bob Evans and Simply Potatoes. Post also holds a 60% stake in 8th Avenue, a private brands entity and a 14% stake in BellRing Brands, with protein-based products under the Premier Protein and Dymatize brands. Post launched a special purpose acquisition corp in 2021, but has not yet executed a transaction.
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