TransAlta (TransAlta) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.49 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is TransAlta COGS-to-Revenue?

TransAlta's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $227 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $465 Mil.

TransAlta's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.49.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. TransAlta's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 51.12%.

TransAlta COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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TransAlta COGS-to-Revenue Chart

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COGS-to-Revenue

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0.46

0.45

0.35

TransAlta Quarterly Data
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COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.55	0.33	0.34	0.29	0.49

TransAlta COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

TransAlta's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	873.583	/	2500.745
	=	0.35

TransAlta's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	227.34	/	465.116
	=	0.49

TransAlta (NYSE:TAC) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

TransAlta's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	227.34 / 465.116
	=	51.12 %

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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TransAlta (TransAlta) Business Description

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Address

110 - 12th Avenue SW, Station M, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 2M1

Website

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TransAlta is an independent power producer based in Alberta, Canada. The company operates a diverse and growing fleet of electrical power generation assets in Canada, the United States, and Australia consisting of hydro, wind, solar, battery storage, gas and energy transition facilities. The majority of the company's revenues are derived from the sale of generation capacity, electricity, thermal energy, environmental attributes, and byproducts of power generation.