News Communications (News Communications) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.47 (As of Dec. 2004)

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What is News Communications COGS-to-Revenue?

News Communications's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2004 was $5.69 Mil. Its Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2004 was $12.17 Mil.

News Communications's COGS to Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2004 was 0.47.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. News Communications's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Dec. 2004 was 53.24%.

News Communications COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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News Communications COGS-to-Revenue Chart

News Communications Annual Data

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COGS-to-Revenue

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0.35

0.39

0.48

0.47

News Communications Semi-Annual Data
	Nov96	Nov97	Nov98	Nov99	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04
COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial				0.35	0.35	0.39	0.48	0.47

News Communications COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

News Communications's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	5.69	/	12.168
	=	0.47

News Communications's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	5.69	/	12.168
	=	0.47

News Communications (OTCPK:NWCM) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

News Communications's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	5.69 / 12.168
	=	53.24 %

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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News Communications, Inc. is engaged in publishing & distribution of advertiser-supported newspapers & magazines. It publishes three newspapers, two magazines including Dans Hampton Style & Dans Hampton Sports; & a guide, Dans Hampton Style Insider Guide.

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Ross Wilbur L Jr

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328 EL VEDADO ROAD, PALM BEACH FL 33480

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