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Empire Co (Empire Co) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.73 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Empire Co COGS-to-Revenue?

Empire Co's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $4,103 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $5,583 Mil.

Empire Co's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.73.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Empire Co's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 26.52%.

Empire Co COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Empire Co's COGS-to-Revenue 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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Empire Co COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Empire Co Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
COGS-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.76 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.74

Empire Co Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
COGS-to-Revenue 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 0.75 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.73

Empire Co COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Empire Co's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue=Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
=16823.939 / 22603.159
=0.74

Empire Co's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue=Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
=4102.734 / 5583.253
=0.73

* 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.

Empire Co  (OTCPK:EMLAF) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Empire Co's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %=1 - COGS to Revenue
=1 - Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
=1 - 4102.734 / 5583.253
=26.52 %

* 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 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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Empire Co (Empire Co) Business Description

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Address
115 King Street, Stellarton, NS, CAN, B0K 1S0
Website
https://www.empireco.ca
Empire Co Ltd key businesses are food retailing, investments, and other operations. The food retailing division operates through Empire's subsidiary Sobeys and represents nearly all of the company's income. This segment owns, affiliates, or franchises more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces, under retail banners including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawton's Drug Stores, and multiple retail fuel locations. The company's investment and other operations segment include the investment in Crombie REIT, which is an open-ended Canadian real estate investment trust, as well as the Genstar Development Partnership.

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