ZST Digital Networks (ZST Digital Networks) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.74 (As of Sep. 2011)

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What is ZST Digital Networks COGS-to-Revenue?

ZST Digital Networks's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2011 was $37.4 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2011 was $50.2 Mil.

ZST Digital Networks's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2011 was 0.74.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. ZST Digital Networks's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Sep. 2011 was 25.58%.

ZST Digital Networks COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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ZST Digital Networks COGS-to-Revenue Chart

ZST Digital Networks Annual Data

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COGS-to-Revenue

0.79

0.81

0.82

0.83

0.74

ZST Digital Networks Quarterly Data
	Dec06	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11
COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial												0.74	0.73	0.75	0.75	0.74

ZST Digital Networks COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

ZST Digital Networks's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	99.77	/	134.569
	=	0.74

ZST Digital Networks's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2011 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	37.353	/	50.195
	=	0.74

ZST Digital Networks (OTCPK:ZSTN) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

ZST Digital Networks's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Sep. 2011 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	37.353 / 50.195
	=	25.58 %

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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ZST Digital Networks (ZST Digital Networks) Business Description

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Address

No. 206 Tongbai Road, ITC Kung Kuan, 3rd Floor, No.2 Building, Henan Province, Zhengzhou, CHN, 450007

Website

http://www.zstdigital.com

ZST Digital Networks Inc is a China-based Company, mainly engaged in supplying digital and optical network equipment and providing installation services to cable system operators in China. The Company has developed a line of IPTV devices that are used to provide bundled cable television, Internet and telephone services to residential and commercial customers. The Company has assisted in the installation and construction of over 400 local cable networks in more than 90 municipal districts, counties, townships, and enterprises.

Executives

Richard Rappaport	10 percent owner	1900 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 301, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Debbie Schwartzberg	other: No longer a 10% owner	C/O SRKP 1, INC., 1900 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 310, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Anthony C Pintsopoulos	other: No longer a 10% owner	1063 HILLSBORO MILE, SUITE 502, HILLSBORO BEACH FL 33062

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