CEB (CEB) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.39 (As of Dec. 2016)

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What is CEB COGS-to-Revenue?

CEB's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2016 was $99.1 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2016 was $254.1 Mil.

CEB's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2016 was 0.39.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. CEB's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2016 was 60.99%.

CEB COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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CEB COGS-to-Revenue Chart

CEB Annual Data

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COGS-to-Revenue

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0.36

0.35

0.39

CEB Quarterly Data
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COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.36	0.37	0.40	0.39	0.39

CEB COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

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

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	368.383	/	949.794
	=	0.39

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

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	99.142	/	254.149
	=	0.39

CEB (NYSE:CEB) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

CEB'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	-	99.142 / 254.149
	=	60.99 %

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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CEB (CEB) Business Description

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CEB is a provider of talent assessment and management services. The company operates two business segments: CEB and CEB Talent Assessment. CEB provides data analysis, research, and advisory services for executives in the areas of human resources, legal, risk, compliance, finance, information technology, innovation and strategy, marketing and communications, procurement and operations, and sales and services. The CEB Talent Assessment segment offers cloud-based solutions for talent assessment, development, strategy, analytics, and decision support to assess and manage employees and applicants. The largest end market is the United States.

Executives

Gordon Coburn	director	500 GLENPOINTE CENTRE W, TEANECK NJ 07666
L Kevin Cox	director	THE PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP, INC., ONE PEPSI WAY, SOMERS NY 10589
Melody L Jones	officer: Chief Administrative Officer	T ROWE PRICE GROUP INC, 100 E PRATT ST, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Gregor Bailar	director	CAPITALONE FINANCIAL CORP, 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DR, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Daniel O Leemon	director	120 KEARNY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94108
Stacey Rauch	director	C/O ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC., 933 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD, MAHWAH NJ 07430
Jeffrey R Tarr	director	DIGITALGLOBE, INC., 1300 WEST 120TH AVENUE, WESTMINSTER CO 80234
Kathleen A Corbet	director	C/O ALLIANCE CAPITAL, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Richard S Lindahl	officer: Chief Financial Officer	NEXTEL, 2001 EDMUND HALLEY DR, RESTON VA 20191
Thomas L Monahan	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	2000 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Nancy J Karch	other: Former Director	162 HORIZON LANE, BEDFORD NY 10506
David W Kenny	director	VIVAKI, 33 ARCH STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Glenn Tobin	officer: General Manager	CERNER CORP, 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY, KANSAS CITY MO 64117
James J Mcgonigle	director	45 GLOVER AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06850
Russell P Fradin	director	C/O CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, 6222 185TH AVENUE NE, REDMOND WA 98052

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