Telephone and Data Systems (Telephone and Data Systems) COGS-to-Revenue

: 0.46 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Telephone and Data Systems's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $607 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,312 Mil.

Telephone and Data Systems's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.46.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Telephone and Data Systems's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 53.73%.

Telephone and Data Systems COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telephone and Data Systems's COGS-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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Telephone and Data Systems Annual Data

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Telephone and Data Systems Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
COGS-to-Revenue																0.49	0.45	0.45	0.44	0.46

Telephone and Data Systems COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Telephone and Data Systems's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	2334	/	5160
	=	0.45

Telephone and Data Systems's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	607	/	1312
	=	0.46

Telephone and Data Systems (NYSE:TDS) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Telephone and Data Systems'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	-	607 / 1312
	=	53.73 %

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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Telephone and Data Systems (Telephone and Data Systems) Business Description

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Address

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 4000, Chicago, IL, USA, 60602

Website

https://www.tdsinc.com

Telephone and Data Systems Inc is a diversified telecommunications operator that provides mobile, telephone, and broadband services. The company's segments include UScellular and TDS Telecom. It generates maximum revenue from the UScellular segment.

Executives

Clarence A Davis	director	ONEIDA LTD., 163-181 KENWOOD AVENUE, ONEIDA NY 13421
Vicki L Villacrez	officer: Executive Vice President & CFO	30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Dirk S Woessner	director	30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Kurt B Thaus	officer: Senior VP - CIO	30 N LASALLE STREET STE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Prudence E Carlson	director	30 N LASALLE STREET SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Joseph R Hanley	officer: VP Technology Planning Service	535 JUNCTION ROAD, MADISON WI 53717
Gary L Sugarman	director	C/O MACHTEN, INC., 1516 BARLOW STREET, SUITE D, TRAVERSE CITY MI 49686
Laurent C Therivel	director, officer: President of a Subsidiary	8410 W. BRYN MAWR STREET, CHICAGO IL 60631
Mizuho Securities Usa Llc	other: See Remarks	1271 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, FLOORS - 2,3,4,18,19, NEW YORK NY 10020
Wade Oosterman	director	C/O INGRAM MICRO INC., 1600 E. ST. ANDREW PLACE, SANTA ANA CA 92705
Anita J Kroll	officer: VP, Controller & CAO	30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Scott H Williamson	officer: Senior Vice President	C/O TDS INC, 30 N. LASALLE ST #4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Mitchell H Saranow	director	C/O METZLER GROUP INC, 520 LAKE COOK ROAD SUITE 500, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Kenneth R Meyers	director, officer: Executive Vice President & CFO
James W Butman	officer: President & CEO of subsidiary	30 N. LASALLE STREET, STE. 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602