RAM Active Media (LSE:RAM) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.49 (As of Dec. 2012)

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What is RAM Active Media COGS-to-Revenue?

RAM Active Media's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £0.39 Mil. Its Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £0.78 Mil.

RAM Active Media's COGS to Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was 0.49.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. RAM Active Media's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was 50.51%.

RAM Active Media COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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RAM Active Media COGS-to-Revenue Chart

RAM Active Media Annual Data

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COGS-to-Revenue

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0.62

0.55

0.75

0.50

RAM Active Media Semi-Annual Data
	Nov02	May03	Nov03	May04	Nov04	May05	Nov05	May06	Nov06	May07	Nov07	May08	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12
COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.38	0.66	0.88	0.51	0.49

RAM Active Media COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

RAM Active Media's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	0.626	/	1.253
	=	0.50

RAM Active Media's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	0.387	/	0.782
	=	0.49

RAM Active Media (LSE:RAM) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

RAM Active Media'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	-	0.387 / 0.782
	=	50.51 %

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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RAM Active Media PLC is incorporated and domiciled in United Kingdom. The Company and its subsidiaries operate in the passenger information and communications systems and Digital out of Home advertising markets. It focuses on digital communication opportunities within the railway and the shopping mall sector within the UK.