China Natural Gas (China Natural Gas) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.70 (As of Sep. 2013)

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What is China Natural Gas COGS-to-Revenue?

China Natural Gas's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was $22.5 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was $32.0 Mil.

China Natural Gas's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was 0.70.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. China Natural Gas's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was 29.86%.

China Natural Gas COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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China Natural Gas COGS-to-Revenue Chart

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0.66

China Natural Gas Quarterly Data
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China Natural Gas COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

China Natural Gas's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	95.744	/	145.281
	=	0.66

China Natural Gas's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	22.465	/	32.031
	=	0.70

China Natural Gas (OTCPK:CHNGQ) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

China Natural Gas's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	22.465 / 32.031
	=	29.86 %

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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35 Tang Yan Road, 19th Floor Building B, Van Metropolis, Hi-Tech Zone, Shaanxi Province, Xian, CHN, 710065

Website

http://www.naturalgaschina.com

China Natural Gas Inc through its subsidiaries engages in sales & distribution of natural gas and gasoline to commercial, industrial & residential customers, construction of pipeline networks, installation of natural gas fittings & parts for end-users.

Executives

Frank Waung	director	72 GREAT HILLS RD., SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Lawrence W. Leighton	director	TANG XING SHU MA BUILDING, SUITE 418, TANG XING ROAD, XIAN, SHAANXI PROVINCE F4 710065
Xiaogang Zhu	officer: Chief Financial Officer	SUITE 909, TOWER B, CHANG AN INTL BLDG, NO. 88 NAN GUAN ZHEN XIE, XI AN CITY, SHAN XI PROVINCE F4 710068

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