Meredith (Meredith) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.38 (As of Sep. 2021)

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What is Meredith COGS-to-Revenue?

Meredith's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $266 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $709 Mil.

Meredith's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was 0.38.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Meredith's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was 62.40%.

Meredith COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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Meredith COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Meredith Annual Data

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COGS-to-Revenue

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0.36

0.38

0.36

0.37

0.34

Meredith Quarterly Data
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COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.35	0.30	0.38	0.37	0.38

Meredith COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Meredith's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2021 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	1024.5	/	2977.4
	=	0.34

Meredith's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	266.4	/	708.6
	=	0.38

Meredith (NYSE:MDP) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Meredith's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	266.4 / 708.6
	=	62.40 %

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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Meredith (Meredith) Business Description

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Address

1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA, USA, 50309-3023

Website

https://www.meredith.com

Meredith Corp is an American media company that focuses on publications and marketing services around the home, family, food, and lifestyle markets. The company operates two divisions: national media and local media. The national media segment publishes magazines such as Every Day with Rachael Ray, Better Homes and Gardens, Family Fun, and Parents; this segment is the source of the majority of Meredith's revenue. The local media segment owns over 15 television stations around the United States. In 2014, the company announced a 10-year licensing agreement with Martha Stewart Omnimedia to acquire the rights to Martha Stewart Living, Martha Stewart Weddings, and marthastewart.com.

Executives

John S Zieser	officer: Chief Development Officer	1716 LOCUST STREET, LS 101-A; ATTN TERESA T. RINKER, DES MOINES IA 50309-3023
Steven M Cappaert	officer: Corporate Controller
Thomas H Harty	director, officer: President and CEO	MEREDITH CORPORATION 1716 LOCUST ST., MAIL STOP LS101-A DES MOINES IA 50309
Patrick Mccreery	officer: President-Local Media Group	C/O MEREDITH CORP 1716 LOCUST STREET DES MOINES IA 50309
Jason M. Frierott	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC. 901 MAIN AVENUE NORWALK CT 06851
Gregory Coleman	director	C/O MEREDITH CORP., 1716 LOCUST STREET, DES MOINES IA 50309
Donald C Berg	director	PO BOX 1080, LOUISVILLE KY 40201
Stephen M Lacy	director	1716 LOCUST STREET, LS 101-A; ATTN TERESA T. RINKER, DES MOINES IA 50309-3023
Beth J Kaplan	director	1716 LOCUST STREET, DES MOINES IA 50309
Joseph H Ceryanec	officer: Chief Financial Officer	PO BOX 3177 CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52406-3177
Meredith Edwin T Iv	10 percent owner
Elizabeth E Tallett	director	6705 ROCKLEDGE DR, SUITE 900, BETHESDA MD 20817
Iii Chris Roberts	director	1716 LOCUST ST. LS-175, 7TH FLOOR, DES MOINES IA 50309
Paula Kerger	director	C/O MEREDITH CORP 1716 LOCUST STREET DES MOINES IA 50309
Donald A Baer	director	1716 LOCUST STREET DES MOINES IA 50309