ORBCOMM (ORBCOMM) COGS-to-Revenue

: 0.54 (As of Jun. 2021)

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ORBCOMM's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jun. 2021 was $35.3 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2021 was $65.9 Mil.

ORBCOMM's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2021 was 0.54.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. ORBCOMM's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jun. 2021 was 46.44%.

ORBCOMM COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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ORBCOMM Annual Data

Trend

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

COGS-to-Revenue

0.50

0.59

0.53

0.48

0.46

ORBCOMM Quarterly Data
	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21
COGS-to-Revenue																0.45	0.46	0.47	0.51	0.54

ORBCOMM COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

ORBCOMM's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	114.726	/	248.466
	=	0.46

ORBCOMM's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	35.308	/	65.928
	=	0.54

ORBCOMM (NAS:ORBC) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

ORBCOMM's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jun. 2021 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	35.308 / 65.928
	=	46.44 %

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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ORBCOMM (ORBCOMM) Business Description

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Address

395 W. Passaic Street, Suite 325, Rochelle Park, NJ, USA, 07662

Website

https://www.orbcomm.com

ORBCOMM Inc is a satellite communications company that primarily provides machine-to-machine communication, which is designed to track, monitor, and control fixed and mobile assets. The company operates in such markets as transportation and distribution, heavy equipment, industrial fixed assets, oil and gas, maritime, mining, and government. The company earns revenue across the United States, South America, Japan, and Europe, with the majority from the U.S. The company owns telecommunications infrastructure, specifically low Earth orbit satellites and accompanying ground infrastructure.

Executives

Karen O. Gould	director	C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W. PASSAIC STREET ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Denise W. Gibson	director	140 SCHOOL STREET, LIBERTYVILLE IL 60048
Milcos Constantine	officer: EVP and CFO	C/O ORBCOMM, INC., 395 W. PASSAIC STREET SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Craig Malone	officer: EVP of Product Development	C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Marc Eisenberg	officer: Chief Marketing Officer	C/O ORBCOMM INC., 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325, ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Brun Christian Le	officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec.	C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Stolte John J Jr	officer: EVP-Technology & Operations	C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Jerome B Eisenberg	director, officer: Chairman, CEO and President	C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Adage Capital Partners Gp, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
John E Major	director	C/O LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC., 2140 LAKE PARK BOULEVARD, RICHARDSON TX 75080-2254
Timothy Kelleher	director	C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Phillip Gross	10 percent owner	200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Robert Atchinson	10 percent owner	200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Adage Capital Advisors, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Adage Capital Partners, L.p.	10 percent owner	200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116