Ferguson (LSE:FERG) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.70 (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Ferguson COGS-to-Revenue?

Ferguson's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was £3,655 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was £5,252 Mil.

Ferguson's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.70.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Ferguson's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 30.41%.

Ferguson COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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Ferguson COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Ferguson Annual Data

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0.71

0.69

0.70

Ferguson Quarterly Data
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Ferguson COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Ferguson's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	16070.184	/	23073.584
	=	0.70

Ferguson's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	3654.828	/	5251.651
	=	0.70

Ferguson (LSE:FERG) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Ferguson's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	3654.828 / 5251.651
	=	30.41 %

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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Ferguson (LSE:FERG) Business Description

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Address

1020 Eskdale Road, Winnersh Triangle, Wokingham, Berkshire, GBR, RG41 5TS

Website

https://www.fergusonplc.com

Ferguson distributes plumbing and HVAC products primarily to repair, maintenance and improvement, new construction, and civil infrastructure markets. It serves over 1 million customers and sources products from 37,000 suppliers. Ferguson engages customers through approximately 1,700 North American branches, over the phone, online, and in residential showrooms. In fiscal 2023, Ferguson derived 95% of its nearly $30 billion of sales in the U.S. According to Modern Distribution Management, Ferguson is the largest industrial and construction distributor in North America. The firm sold its U.K. business in 2021 and is now solely focused on the North American market.