General DataComm Industries (General DataComm Industries) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.56 (As of Jun. 2010)

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What is General DataComm Industries COGS-to-Revenue?

General DataComm Industries's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was $0.98 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was $1.73 Mil.

General DataComm Industries's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was 0.56.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. General DataComm Industries's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was 43.67%.

General DataComm Industries COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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General DataComm Industries COGS-to-Revenue Chart

General DataComm Industries Annual Data

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0.42

0.43

0.39

0.54

0.61

General DataComm Industries Quarterly Data
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General DataComm Industries COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

General DataComm Industries's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2009 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	5.286	/	8.7
	=	0.61

General DataComm Industries's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	0.975	/	1.731
	=	0.56

General DataComm Industries (GREY:GNRD) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

General DataComm Industries's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	0.975 / 1.731
	=	43.67 %

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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General DataComm Industries (General DataComm Industries) Business Description

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Address

6 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck, CT, USA, 06770

Website

http://www.gdc.com

General DataComm Industries Inc is a provider of networking and telecommunications products, services and solutions. The company is focused on providing multi-service provisioning solutions using multi-service access and switching products.

Executives

Howard S Modlin

director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer

P O BOX 813, LIBERTY CORNER NJ 07938

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