Metal Storm (Metal Storm) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.02 (As of Dec. 2011)

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What is Metal Storm COGS-to-Revenue?

Metal Storm's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2011 was $0.03 Mil. Its Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2011 was $1.33 Mil.

Metal Storm's COGS to Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2011 was 0.02.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Metal Storm's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Dec. 2011 was 97.53%.

Metal Storm COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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Metal Storm COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Metal Storm Annual Data

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COGS-to-Revenue

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3.57

0.06

0.14

0.22

0.02

Metal Storm Semi-Annual Data
	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11
COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial							3.57	0.06	0.14	0.22	0.02

Metal Storm COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Metal Storm's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	0.033	/	1.334
	=	0.02

Metal Storm's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	0.033	/	1.334
	=	0.02

Metal Storm (OTCPK:MTSXY) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Metal Storm's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	0.033 / 1.334
	=	97.53 %

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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Metal Storm Ltd is incorporated under the laws of Australia on April 13, 1994. The company is a defence technology company engaged in the development of electronically initiated ballistics systems using its stacked round technology. Its technology is an electronically initiated, stacked projectile system which removes the mechanical steps required to fire a conventional weapon. Effectively, the only parts that move in Metal Storm's technology are the projectiles contained within the barrels. Multiple projectiles are stacked in a barrel, each separated by a propellant load. Its products include 3GL - 3 shot grenade launcher, FireStorm, MAUL, Redback, Munitions and Component weapon systems. The company also provides Research and Development as well as Consulting and Integration Services.

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