Alpha Technologies Group (Alpha Technologies Group) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.87 (As of Jul. 2004)

Alpha Technologies Group COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Alpha Technologies Group Annual Data
	Trend	Oct94	Oct95	Oct96	Oct97	Oct98	Oct99	Oct00	Oct01	Oct02	Oct03
COGS-to-Revenue		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.69	0.70	0.79	0.85	0.89

Alpha Technologies Group Quarterly Data
	Oct99	Jan00	Apr00	Jul00	Oct00	Jan01	Apr01	Jul01	Oct01	Jan02	Apr02	Jul02	Oct02	Jan03	Apr03	Jul03	Oct03	Jan04	Apr04	Jul04
COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.90	0.89	0.89	0.87	0.87

Alpha Technologies Group COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Alpha Technologies Group's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2003 is calculated as

Alpha Technologies Group's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2004 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Alpha Technologies Group  (OTCPK:AHAG) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Alpha Technologies Group's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jul. 2004 is calculated as:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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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