LKQ (LKQ) COGS-to-Revenue

: 0.60 (As of Dec. 2023)

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LKQ's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,102 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,501 Mil.

LKQ's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.60.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. LKQ's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 39.96%.

LKQ COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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LKQ Annual Data

Trend

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Dec23

COGS-to-Revenue

0.61

0.59

0.60

LKQ Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
COGS-to-Revenue																0.59	0.59	0.59	0.61	0.60

LKQ COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

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

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	8291	/	13866
	=	0.60

LKQ's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	2102	/	3501
	=	0.60

LKQ (NAS:LKQ) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

LKQ's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	2102 / 3501
	=	39.96 %

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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LKQ (LKQ) Business Description

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Address

500 West Madison Street, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL, USA, 60661

Website

https://www.lkqcorp.com

LKQ is a Global distributor of non-OEM automotive parts. Initially formed in 1998 as a consolidator of auto salvage operations in the United States, it has since greatly expanded its scope to include distribution of new mechanical and collision parts, specialty auto equipment, and remanufactured and recycled parts in both Europe and North America. It still maintains its auto salvage business and owns over 70 LKQ pick-your-part junkyards. Separate from the self-service business, LKQ purchases over 300,000 salvage automobiles annually that are used to extract parts for resale. Globally, the company maintains approximately 1,700 facilities.

Executives

Blythe J Mcgarvie	director	HANNAFORD BROS CO, 145 PLEASANT HILL RD, SCARBOROUGH ME 04074
Varun Laroyia	officer: Executive VP and CFO	500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Dominick P Zarcone	director, officer: President and CEO	C/O LKQ CORPORATION, 500 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Meg Divitto	director	500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Xavier Urbain	director	500 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Patrick Berard	director	500 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Robert M. Hanser	director	500 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
John W Mendel	director	C/O TRUECAR, INC., 120 BROADWAY, SUITE 200, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Valueact Capital Master Fund, L.p.	director, other: See Remarks	ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Rick Galloway	officer: SVP and CFO	500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Joseph M Holsten	director, officer: President and CEO
Genevieve L Dombrowski	officer: SVP -- Human Resources	500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Valueact Holdings, L.p.	director, other: See Remarks	ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Valueact Capital Management, L.p.	director, other: See Remarks	ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Valueact Capital Management, Llc	director, other: See Remarks	ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129