Motive Television (LSE:MTV) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.56 (As of Jun. 2015)

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What is Motive Television COGS-to-Revenue?

Motive Television's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Jun. 2015 was £0.38 Mil. Its Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2015 was £0.67 Mil.

Motive Television's COGS to Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2015 was 0.56.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Motive Television's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Jun. 2015 was 43.54%.

Motive Television COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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Motive Television COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Motive Television Annual Data

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COGS-to-Revenue

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0.76

0.63

0.53

0.44

0.59

Motive Television Semi-Annual Data
	Jun06	Dec06	Jun07	Dec07	Jun08	Dec08	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15
COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial														0.64	0.24	0.52	0.65	0.56

Motive Television COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Motive Television's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	0.669	/	1.143
	=	0.59

Motive Television's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	0.38	/	0.673
	=	0.56

Motive Television (LSE:MTV) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Motive Television's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	0.38 / 0.673
	=	43.54 %

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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http://www.motivetelevision.co.uk

Motive Television PLC was incorporated in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2004. The Company along with its subsidiaries is engaged in providing software and services to Television Broadcasters. The Company operates in two segments including; Digital Television Technology and Television Production (Content). The Company's solution offering include Content Express and TabletTV enabling TV providers to offer audiences more, giving them a competitive edge and delivering new revenues. The Content Express enables viewers to watch whatever they want, when they want, on any screen without having to build new networks. The Content Express software provides secure delivery and management of non-linear digital content across any type of broadcast network to any consumer-facing screen. It provides one-stop shop for digital terrestrial broadcasters, satellite, DTT, and cable pay television platforms, and Internet OTT content providers to offer new services including Video on Demand, Catch-up television, Tablet Television, Targeted Advertising for VOD, Mocast for 4G LTE, and Virtual channels and Video2Go. The Tablet TV designed to address the U.S. tablet and smartphone market, meeting the demand for watching long-form video on devices.

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