Waste Management (Waste Management) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.60 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Waste Management COGS-to-Revenue Definition

Waste Management's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,146 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,217 Mil.

Waste Management's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.60.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Waste Management's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 39.70%.

Waste Management COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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Waste Management COGS-to-Revenue Chart

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0.61

0.62

Waste Management Quarterly Data
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COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.63	0.63	0.62	0.61	0.60

Waste Management COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

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

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	12606	/	20426
	=	0.62

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

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	3146	/	5217
	=	0.60

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Waste Management'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	-	3146 / 5217
	=	39.70 %

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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Waste Management (Waste Management) Business Description

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Address

800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX, USA, 77002

Website

https://www.wm.com

WM ranks as the largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste services in the United States, operating 259 active landfills and about 337 transfer stations. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial end markets and is also a leading recycler in North America.

Executives

Charles C Boettcher	officer: Sr VP Chief Legal Officer	800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Fish James C Jr	officer: SVP, Eastern Group	800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
John C Pope	director	810 S. RIDGE RD, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
John A. Carroll	officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer	800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Tara J. Hmmer	officer: SVP Operat Safety Envir Compl	800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON X1 77002
Michael J. Watson	officer: Sr. VP-Chief Customer Officer	800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Christopher P. Desantis	officer: SVP Operations - East	800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Bruce E. Chinn	director	800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
John J Morris	officer: Chief Strategy Officer	800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Devina A Rankin	officer: VP & Treasurer	800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Rafael Carrasco	officer: SVP Operations	800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Kelly C. Rooney	officer: SVP Chief People Officer	800 CAPITOL STREET #3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Leslie K Nagy	officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer	5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77046
Donald J Smith	officer: Sr. VP - Operations	800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Nikolaj H Sjoqvist	officer: SVP, Chief Digital Officer	800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON X1 77002