China Specialty Glass AG (FRA:8GS) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.55 (As of Jun. 2014)

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What is China Specialty Glass AG COGS-to-Revenue?

China Specialty Glass AG's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was €15.8 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was €28.7 Mil.

China Specialty Glass AG's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was 0.55.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. China Specialty Glass AG's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was 44.93%.

China Specialty Glass AG COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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China Specialty Glass AG COGS-to-Revenue Chart

China Specialty Glass AG Annual Data

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Dec10

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

COGS-to-Revenue

0.54

0.57

China Specialty Glass AG Quarterly Data
	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14
COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial									0.51	0.51	1.21	0.61	0.55

China Specialty Glass AG COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

China Specialty Glass AG's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	68.051	/	118.727
	=	0.57

China Specialty Glass AG's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	15.798	/	28.688
	=	0.55

China Specialty Glass AG (FRA:8GS) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

China Specialty Glass AG's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	15.798 / 28.688
	=	44.93 %

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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China Specialty Glass AG Business Description

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Website

http://www.csg-ag.com

China Specialty Glass AG is a glass manufacturer in China. It develops, produces and sells specialty glass under its Hing Wah brand. It operates into three business segments namely automotive security glass; bank security glass and construction glass.

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