G4S (GFSZY) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.84 (As of Jun. 2020)

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What is G4S COGS-to-Revenue?

G4S's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Jun. 2020 was $3,721 Mil. Its Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2020 was $4,412 Mil.

G4S's COGS to Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2020 was 0.84.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. G4S's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Jun. 2020 was 15.66%.

G4S COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for G4S's COGS-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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G4S COGS-to-Revenue Chart

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COGS-to-Revenue

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0.82

0.83

G4S Semi-Annual Data
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COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.83	0.82	0.83	0.83	0.84

G4S COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

G4S's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	8412.844	/	10167.759
	=	0.83

G4S's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	3720.901	/	4411.765
	=	0.84

G4S (OTCPK:GFSZY) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

G4S's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	3720.901 / 4411.765
	=	15.66 %

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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G4S (GFSZY) Business Description

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105 Victoria Street, 5th Floor, Southside, London, GBR, SW1E 6QT

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G4S is a multinational security services company and constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The company was formed through a series of large mergers, most notably in 2004 when British Securicor and Danish Group 4 Falck merged. G4S is now the world's largest security company and has operations in around 90 countries. With over 550,000 employees, it is also the world's third- largest private employer. The company offers a range of services from the supply of security personnel and response units to risk consulting and prison management.

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