Noble Investments (UK) (LSE:NBL) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.53 (As of Feb. 2013)

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What is Noble Investments (UK) COGS-to-Revenue?

Noble Investments (UK)'s Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Feb. 2013 was £4.32 Mil. Its Revenue for the six months ended in Feb. 2013 was £8.08 Mil.

Noble Investments (UK)'s COGS to Revenue for the six months ended in Feb. 2013 was 0.53.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Noble Investments (UK)'s Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Feb. 2013 was 46.57%.

Noble Investments (UK) COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Noble Investments (UK)'s COGS-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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Noble Investments (UK) COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Noble Investments (UK) Annual Data

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Aug03

Aug04

Aug05

Aug06

Aug07

Aug08

Aug09

Aug10

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Aug12

COGS-to-Revenue

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0.68

0.65

0.67

0.55

0.44

Noble Investments (UK) Semi-Annual Data
	Aug03	Feb04	Aug04	Feb05	Aug05	Feb06	Aug06	Feb07	Aug07	Feb08	Aug08	Feb09	Aug09	Feb10	Aug10	Feb11	Aug11	Feb12	Aug12	Feb13
COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	-	0.39	0.52	0.53

Noble Investments (UK) COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Noble Investments (UK)'s COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2012 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	5.476	/	12.352
	=	0.44

Noble Investments (UK)'s COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	4.318	/	8.081
	=	0.53

Noble Investments (UK) (LSE:NBL) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Noble Investments (UK)'s Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Feb. 2013 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	4.318 / 8.081
	=	46.57 %

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.nobleinvestmentsplc.com

Noble Investments (UK) PLC is engaged in collectibles retail trading and auctions, including rare coins, stamps, tokens, medals and banknotes. Its two segments are Retail trading and related; and Auctions, commissions and fees. Its provides personalized consultancy services to collectors and dealers in English, Ancient and Foreign coins, Commemorative medals and World tokens, Numismatic and Philatelic Books, Banknotes and Paper Ephemera, Military orders and decorations, and World stamps. It operates under Baldwins's and Apex brands. The group has operations in United Kingdom, North America, Europe, and in other part of the world.