ZAP (ZAAP) COGS-to-Revenue : 1.08 (As of Dec. 2016)

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What is ZAP COGS-to-Revenue?

ZAP's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2016 was $1.23 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2016 was $1.14 Mil.

ZAP's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2016 was 1.08.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. ZAP's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2016 was -7.83%.

ZAP COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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ZAP COGS-to-Revenue Chart

ZAP Annual Data

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COGS-to-Revenue

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0.97

0.98

1.11

1.04

1.10

ZAP Quarterly Data
	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16
COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.03	0.98	1.24	1.12	1.08

ZAP COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

ZAP's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	11.901	/	10.775
	=	1.10

ZAP's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	1.225	/	1.136
	=	1.08

ZAP (GREY:ZAAP) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

ZAP's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	1.225 / 1.136
	=	-7.83 %

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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ZAP (ZAAP) Business Description

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2 West 3rd Street, Santa Rosa, CA, USA, 95401

Website

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ZAP Inc designs, develops, manufactures and sells fully electric and advanced technology vehicles. Business activity of the group is operated through Jonway Auto and ZAP (Consumer Product) segments. The Jonway Auto segment represents sales of the gas-fueled Jonway A380 three and five-door sports utility vehicles, EV minivan and EV SUVs and spare parts principally through distributors in China. The ZAP Consumer Product segment represents rechargeable portable energy products, Zapino scooter, and ZAPPY3 personal transporters. The firm derives most of the revenue from the Jonway Auto segment.

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