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Light (BSP:LIGT3) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.75 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Light COGS-to-Revenue?

Light's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was R$2,688 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was R$3,574 Mil.

Light's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.75.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Light's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 24.78%.


Light COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

* 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.

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Light COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Light Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
COGS-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.77 0.87 0.87 0.82 0.88

Light Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
COGS-to-Revenue Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.92 0.80 0.88 0.91 0.75

Light COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

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

COGS to Revenue=Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
=12548.754 / 14302.991
=0.88

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

COGS to Revenue=Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
=2688.456 / 3574.163
=0.75

* 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.


Light  (BSP:LIGT3) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Light'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 - 2688.456 / 3574.163
=24.78 %

* 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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Light Business Description

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Address
Rua Marechal Floriano, No. 168, block 1-2nd floor, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA, 20080-002
Light SA is a Brazilian private-public utility of which the state-owned power company, CEMIG, wields a controlling stake. The company generates, distributes, and trades energy. To do this, the company owns and operates a portfolio of hydroelectric power plants that serve the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Light derives maximum of its revenue from the supplying of energy, with network usage and the construction of assets also bringing in substantial amounts of revenue. The vast majority of the company's customers are residential consumers. The company operates in three segments namely: Distribution, Generation and Trading, out of which maximum revenue is generated from Distribution segment.

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