Boewe Systec AG (STU:BSY) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.66 (As of Dec. 2008)

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What is Boewe Systec AG COGS-to-Revenue?

Boewe Systec AG's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2008 was €298.7 Mil. Its Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2008 was €450.2 Mil.

Boewe Systec AG's COGS to Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2008 was 0.66.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Boewe Systec AG's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Dec. 2008 was 33.65%.

Boewe Systec AG COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Boewe Systec AG's COGS-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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Boewe Systec AG COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Boewe Systec AG Annual Data

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COGS-to-Revenue

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0.63

0.66

0.65

0.66

Boewe Systec AG Semi-Annual Data
	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08
COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			0.63	0.66	-	0.65	0.66

Boewe Systec AG COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Boewe Systec AG's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	298.726	/	450.236
	=	0.66

Boewe Systec AG's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	298.726	/	450.236
	=	0.66

Boewe Systec AG (STU:BSY) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Boewe Systec AG's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	298.726 / 450.236
	=	33.65 %

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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Boewe Systec AG (STU:BSY) Business Description

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Werner-von-Siemens-Street 1, Augsburg, DEU, 86159

Website

http://www.boewe-systec.de

Boewe Systec AG is a solutions provider for printing and mail processing centres. The company manufactures and markets inserting systems. It also offers card mailing systems, letter and flats sorting, intralogistics and reading technologies in the field of document processing. It provides services to classic transactional or direct mail applications, modern mail processing centers, intralogistics or serialization in the pharmaceutical industry.