Candyking Holding AB (OSTO:CANDY) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.68 (As of Mar. 2015)

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What is Candyking Holding AB COGS-to-Revenue?

Candyking Holding AB's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was kr289.40 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was kr428.10 Mil.

Candyking Holding AB's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was 0.68.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Candyking Holding AB's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was 32.40%.

Candyking Holding AB COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Candyking Holding AB's COGS-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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Candyking Holding AB COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Candyking Holding AB Annual Data

Trend

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

COGS-to-Revenue

0.64

0.66

Candyking Holding AB Quarterly Data
	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15
COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial						0.66	0.66	0.65	0.67	0.68

Candyking Holding AB COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Candyking Holding AB's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	1163.925	/	1768.551
	=	0.66

Candyking Holding AB's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	289.4	/	428.1
	=	0.68

Candyking Holding AB (OSTO:CANDY) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Candyking Holding AB's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	289.4 / 428.1
	=	32.40 %

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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Candyking Holding AB (OSTO:CANDY) Business Description

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http://group.candyking.com

Candyking Holding AB was founded in 1984. It is a supplier of pick & mix in the Nordic region, the UK and Ireland and has operations in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Candyking's confectionery concept and brands are Candyking, Karamellkungen, Premiyum and Candyking Favourites.

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