Glacier Water Services (Glacier Water Services) COGS-to-Revenue : 1.21 (As of Dec. 2010)

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What is Glacier Water Services COGS-to-Revenue?

Glacier Water Services's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2010 was $28.2 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2010 was $23.3 Mil.

Glacier Water Services's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2010 was 1.21.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Glacier Water Services's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2010 was -20.81%.

Glacier Water Services COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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Glacier Water Services COGS-to-Revenue Chart

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0.78

Glacier Water Services Quarterly Data
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Glacier Water Services COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Glacier Water Services's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	78.264	/	100.056
	=	0.78

Glacier Water Services's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	28.156	/	23.306
	=	1.21

Glacier Water Services (OTCPK:GWSV) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Glacier Water Services's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	28.156 / 23.306
	=	-20.81 %

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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Glacier Water Services (Glacier Water Services) Business Description

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http://www.glacierwater.com

Glacier Water Services provides drinking water that is dispensed to consumers through coin-operated, self-service, vending machines. These machines are designed, developed, and assembled by the company and they reduce impurities in the water through a combination of micron filtration, reverse osmosis, carbon adsorption, and ultraviolet sterilization. The company's machines, which are located throughout the United States, are placed primarily at supermarkets and other retail locations.

Executives

Richard A Kayne	director, 10 percent owner
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Lp	10 percent owner	2121 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 9TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Charles A Norris	director, 10 percent owner	481 DENSLOW AVE, LOS ANGELES CA 90049
Robert V Sinnott	other: Former Director	1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067

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