Mothercare Australia Limited (ASX:MLC) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.68 (As of Jun. 2012)

Mothercare Australia Limited COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Mothercare Australia Limited Annual Data
	Trend	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Jun09	Jun10	Jun11	Jun12
COGS-to-Revenue		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.56	0.59	0.48	-	0.60

Mothercare Australia Limited Semi-Annual Data
	Dec02	Jun03	Dec03	Jun04	Dec04	Jun05	Dec05	Jun06	Dec06	Jun07	Dec07	Jun08	Dec08	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12
COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.48	-	-	0.53	0.68

Mothercare Australia Limited COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Mothercare Australia Limited's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as

Mothercare Australia Limited's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 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.

Mothercare Australia Limited  (ASX:MLC) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Mothercare Australia Limited's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Jun. 2012 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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