Fred's (STU:FR1A) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.77 (As of Apr. 2019)

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What is Fred's COGS-to-Revenue?

Fred's's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Apr. 2019 was €217 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Apr. 2019 was €284 Mil.

Fred's's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Apr. 2019 was 0.77.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Fred's's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Apr. 2019 was 23.39%.

Fred's COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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Fred's COGS-to-Revenue Chart

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0.74

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0.75

Fred's Quarterly Data
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COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.76	0.75	0.77	0.77	-

Fred's COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Fred's's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2019 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	831.128	/	1114.049
	=	0.75

Fred's's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2019 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	217.473	/	283.866
	=	0.77

Fred's (STU:FR1A) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Fred's's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Apr. 2019 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	217.473 / 283.866
	=	23.39 %

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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Fred's (STU:FR1A) Business Description

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Address

4300 New Getwell Road, Memphis, TN, USA, 38118

Website

http://www.fredsinc.com

Fred's Inc is a U.S.-based company that is principally engaged in operating retail stores. Most of the company's stores are self-owned stores, with a few franchised stores. The company's sales mix consists of pharmaceuticals, consumables, household goods and softlines, and franchise, with pharmaceuticals contributing a material portion of total revenue. The company owns 100% of the equity stake in Reeves-Sain Drug Store. The company generates revenue from merchandise sales and franchise fee from franchisees. It also sells gift cards. The company conducts operation primarily in the southeast of the United States.

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