Caterpillar (HAM:CAT1) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.63 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Caterpillar COGS-to-Revenue?

Caterpillar's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €9,163 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €14,535 Mil.

Caterpillar's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.63.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Caterpillar's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 36.96%.

Caterpillar COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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Caterpillar COGS-to-Revenue Chart

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COGS-to-Revenue

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0.69

0.71

0.65

Caterpillar Quarterly Data
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Caterpillar COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

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

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	40161.849	/	61494.02
	=	0.65

Caterpillar's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	9163.2	/	14535.08
	=	0.63

Caterpillar (HAM:CAT1) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Caterpillar's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	9163.2 / 14535.08
	=	36.96 %

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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5205 N. O'Connor Boulevard, Suite 100, Irving, TX, USA, 75039

Website

https://www.caterpillar.com

Caterpillar is the premier manufacturer of heavy equipment, power solutions, and locomotives. It is currently the world's largest manufacturer of heavy equipment with over 13% market share in 2021. The company is divided into four reportable segments: construction industries, resource industries, energy and transportation, and Caterpillar Financial Services. Its products are available through a dealer network that covers the globe with about 2,700 branches maintained by 160 dealers. Caterpillar Financial Services provides retail financing for machinery and engines to its customers, in addition to wholesale financing for dealers, which increases the likelihood of Caterpillar product sales.

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