KALU (Kaiser Aluminum) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.87 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Kaiser Aluminum COGS-to-Revenue?

Kaiser Aluminum's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $673 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $777 Mil.

Kaiser Aluminum's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.87.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Kaiser Aluminum's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 13.38%.

Kaiser Aluminum COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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Kaiser Aluminum COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Kaiser Aluminum Annual Data

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0.93

0.89

Kaiser Aluminum Quarterly Data
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Kaiser Aluminum COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Kaiser Aluminum's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	2691.1	/	3024
	=	0.89

Kaiser Aluminum's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	673.4	/	777.4
	=	0.87

Kaiser Aluminum (NAS:KALU) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Kaiser Aluminum's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	673.4 / 777.4
	=	13.38 %

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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Kaiser Aluminum Business Description

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Address

1550 West McEwen Drive, Suite 500, Franklin, TN, USA, 37067

Website

https://www.kaiseraluminum.com

Kaiser Aluminum Corp produces and sells semi-fabricated specialty aluminum products predominantly to industrial customers. Its products include fabricated aluminum mill products such as flat-rolled (plate, sheet, and coil), extruded (rod, bar, hollows, and shapes), drawn (rod, bar, pipe, tube and wire) and certain cast aluminum products. Geographically, the company generates majority of its revenue from the United States.

Executives

Keith Harvey	officer: SVP - Sales & Marketing	27422 PORTOLA PARKWAY, SUITE 200, FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610-2831
Ray Parkinson	officer: VP - Advanced Engineering	27422 PORTOLA PARKWAY, SUITE 200, FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610-2831
Teresa Mosley Sebastian	director	1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Vijai Narayan	officer: VP and CAO	1550 WEST MCEWEN DRIVE, SUITE 500, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Kevin W Williams	director	27422 PORTOLA PARKWAY, SUITE 200, FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610
Michael C Arnold	director	C/O RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION, 227 W. MONROE ST., 27TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Donald J Stebbins	director	C/O WABCO HOLDINGS INC., ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE, PISCATAWAY NJ 08855
Richard P. Grimley	director	1550 WEST MCEWEN DRIVE, SUITE 500, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Brant Weaver	officer: VP - Strategic Development	27422 PORTOLA PARKWAY, SUITE 200, FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610
Blain Tiffany	officer: EVP - Sales & Marketing	3400 N. WOLF ROAD, FRANKLIN PARK IL 60131
Jennifer Huey	officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer	27422 PORTOLA PARKWAY, SUITE 200, FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610
Del L Miller	officer: VP - Metal Strategy	27422 PORTOLA PARKWAY, STE. 200, FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610-2831
Neal E West	officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer	7565 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE, IRVINE CA 92618
Jack A Hockema	director, officer: President and CEO	C/O KAISER ALUMINUM CORP, 27422 PORTOLA PARKWAY, SUITE 350, FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610-2831
Leo Wilfred Gerard	director	27422 PORTOLA PARKWAY, SUITE 200, FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610