Progressive Waste Solutions (Progressive Waste Solutions) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.64 (As of Mar. 2016)

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What is Progressive Waste Solutions COGS-to-Revenue?

Progressive Waste Solutions's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $303 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $471 Mil.

Progressive Waste Solutions's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was 0.64.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Progressive Waste Solutions's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was 35.83%.

Progressive Waste Solutions COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Progressive Waste Solutions's COGS-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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Progressive Waste Solutions COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Progressive Waste Solutions Annual Data

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0.64

Progressive Waste Solutions Quarterly Data
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COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.65	0.65	0.63	0.63	0.64

Progressive Waste Solutions COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Progressive Waste Solutions's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	1231.377	/	1925.592
	=	0.64

Progressive Waste Solutions's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	302.543	/	471.438
	=	0.64

Progressive Waste Solutions (NYSE:BIN) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Progressive Waste Solutions's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	302.543 / 471.438
	=	35.83 %

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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Progressive Waste Solutions (Progressive Waste Solutions) Business Description

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http://www.progressivewaste.com

Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd was incorporated on May 20, 2009 under the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario). The Company provides vertically integrated non-hazardous solid waste services to commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers in Canada and the U.S. The Company carries on business through three geographic segments: Canada, the U.S. South and the U.S. Northeast. The business segments are vertically integrated and their operations include the collection and disposal of waste and recyclable materials, transfer station operations, material recovery facilities, landfills and landfill gas to energy facilities.

Executives

James Little	officer: Executive VP Engineering	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Edward E Guillet	director	C/O WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC, 610 APPLEWOOD CRESCENT, SUITE 200, VAUGHAN A6 L4K 0C3
Elise Lipman Jordan	director	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Ronald J Mittelstaedt	director, officer: Executive Chairman	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Jason Craft	officer: Sr Vice President-Operations	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Worthing Jackman	director, officer: President and CEO	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Michael W Harlan	director	C/O WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC., 610 APPLEWOOD CRESCENT, SUITE 200, VAUGHAN A6 L4K 0C3
Patrick James Shea	officer: Exec VP, General Counsel & Sec	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
David M Hall	officer: Sr. Vice President - Sales	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Mary Anne Whitney	officer: Sr Vice President & CFO	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Matthew Stephen Black	officer: Sr. Vice President - Tax	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
David Eddie	officer: Sr. VP & Chief Accting Officer	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Eric Hansen	officer: Senior Vice President and CIO	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Darrell W Chambliss	officer: EVP & COO	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
William J Razzouk	director	C/O WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC, 610 APPLEWOOD CRESCENT, SUITE 200, VAUGHAN A6 L4K 0C3

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