SGS AG (SGS AG) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.22 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is SGS AG COGS-to-Revenue?

SGS AG's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $868 Mil. Its Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,860 Mil.

SGS AG's COGS to Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.22.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. SGS AG's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 77.50%.

SGS AG COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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0.06

0.14

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SGS AG COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

SGS AG's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	1093.895	/	7657.262
	=	0.14

SGS AG's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	868.409	/	3859.852
	=	0.22

SGS AG (OTCPK:SGSOY) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

SGS AG's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	868.409 / 3859.852
	=	77.50 %

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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SGSOF:USA SGSNz:UK 0QMI:UK SGSN:Switzerland

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1 Place des Alpes, P.O. Box 2152, Geneva, CHE, CH-1211

Website

https://www.sgs.com

Switzerland-listed SGS is the largest and one of the oldest companies in the testing, inspection, and certification industry. The company's primary activities involve testing products and materials, inspecting sites/industrial equipment, and certifying products and systems to ensure global/company standards. SGS is one of only four TIC companies that operate globally across numerous industries, including agriculture, food and life science, and transport services. SGS was first listed in 1981 and employs almost 100,000 people worldwide.

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