MPM Technologies (MPM Technologies) COGS-to-Revenue : 1.13 (As of Sep. 2010)

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What is MPM Technologies COGS-to-Revenue?

MPM Technologies's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 was $0.04 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 was $0.04 Mil.

MPM Technologies's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 was 1.13.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. MPM Technologies's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 was -13.16%.

MPM Technologies COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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MPM Technologies COGS-to-Revenue Chart

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0.60

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0.44

0.51

MPM Technologies Quarterly Data
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MPM Technologies COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

MPM Technologies's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	0.287	/	0.558
	=	0.51

MPM Technologies's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	0.043	/	0.038
	=	1.13

MPM Technologies (OTCPK:MPML) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

MPM Technologies's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	0.043 / 0.038
	=	-13.16 %

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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1727 East Springfield Avenue, Suite C, Spokane, WA, USA, 99202

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http://www.mpmtech.com

MPM Technologies Inc is a United States based holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company designs, engineers, supplies and services air pollution control systems. It is also engaged in the development and marketing of Skygas, a patented waste-to-fuel technology fuel, and development and exploration of gold and silver properties in Montana, US.

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