MWB Business Exchange (LSE:MBE) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.94 (As of Dec. 2012)

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What is MWB Business Exchange COGS-to-Revenue?

MWB Business Exchange's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £58.14 Mil. Its Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £61.55 Mil.

MWB Business Exchange's COGS to Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was 0.94.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. MWB Business Exchange's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was 5.54%.

MWB Business Exchange COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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MWB Business Exchange COGS-to-Revenue Chart

MWB Business Exchange Annual Data

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COGS-to-Revenue

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0.86

0.93

1.03

0.99

MWB Business Exchange Semi-Annual Data
	Jun06	Dec06	Jun07	Dec07	Jun08	Dec08	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec12
COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.89	0.89	0.99	1.04	0.94

MWB Business Exchange COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

MWB Business Exchange's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	119.838	/	121.08
	=	0.99

MWB Business Exchange's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	58.143	/	61.55
	=	0.94

MWB Business Exchange (LSE:MBE) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

MWB Business Exchange's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	58.143 / 61.55
	=	5.54 %

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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