Peoples Educational Holdings (Peoples Educational Holdings) COGS-to-Revenue : 1.40 (As of May. 2012)

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What is Peoples Educational Holdings COGS-to-Revenue?

Peoples Educational Holdings's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in May. 2012 was $7.57 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in May. 2012 was $5.39 Mil.

Peoples Educational Holdings's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in May. 2012 was 1.40.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Peoples Educational Holdings's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in May. 2012 was -40.37%.

Peoples Educational Holdings COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Peoples Educational Holdings's COGS-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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Peoples Educational Holdings COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Peoples Educational Holdings Annual Data

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0.60

0.62

0.58

0.59

0.80

Peoples Educational Holdings Quarterly Data
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COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.59	0.63	0.66	0.67	1.40

Peoples Educational Holdings COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Peoples Educational Holdings's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	20.638	/	25.649
	=	0.80

Peoples Educational Holdings's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	7.57	/	5.393
	=	1.40

Peoples Educational Holdings (OTCPK:PEDH) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Peoples Educational Holdings's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in May. 2012 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	7.57 / 5.393
	=	-40.37 %

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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Peoples Educational Holdings (Peoples Educational Holdings) Business Description

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Address

299 Market Street, Saddle Brook, NJ, USA, 07663

Website

http://www.peopleseducation.com

Peoples Educational Holdings Inc develops and sells proprietary print and digital education products which are predominantly state-specific and standards-based, focused on state-required tests. The company operates through Test Preparation, Assessment, and Instruction Product Group. Test Preparation and Assessment segment create and sell print and digital products targeted to grades 1-12 to help students prepare for state proficiency tests. Instruction segment includes two product lines Focused Instruction and remedial and multicultural-related materials. Geographically, the business activities are carried out through United States.

Executives

Tony Christianson	director, 10 percent owner
Gordon Stofer	10 percent owner

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