Metro Global Media (Metro Global Media) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.63 (As of Nov. 2001)

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What is Metro Global Media COGS-to-Revenue?

Metro Global Media's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Nov. 2001 was $3.56 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Nov. 2001 was $5.65 Mil.

Metro Global Media's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Nov. 2001 was 0.63.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Metro Global Media's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Nov. 2001 was 37.06%.

Metro Global Media COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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Metro Global Media COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Metro Global Media Annual Data

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0.57

0.56

1.31

0.65

0.67

Metro Global Media Quarterly Data
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COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.63	0.67	0.75	0.64	0.63

Metro Global Media COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Metro Global Media's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2001 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	16.94	/	25.358
	=	0.67

Metro Global Media's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2001 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	3.557	/	5.651
	=	0.63

Metro Global Media (GREY:MGMA) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Metro Global Media's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Nov. 2001 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	3.557 / 5.651
	=	37.06 %

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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Metro Global Media (Metro Global Media) Business Description

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1060 Park Avenue, Cranston, RI, USA, 02910

Website

http://www.metroglobal.com

Metro Global Media Inc operates in the media industry in United States. The company is a multimedia, mass marketing company that produces adult film, video, and internet entertainment. The firm also publishes and distributes magazines.

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