Paragon Technologies (Paragon Technologies) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.67 (As of Dec. 2008)

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What is Paragon Technologies COGS-to-Revenue?

Paragon Technologies's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2008 was $2.58 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2008 was $3.82 Mil.

Paragon Technologies's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2008 was 0.67.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Paragon Technologies's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2008 was 32.51%.

Paragon Technologies COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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Paragon Technologies COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Paragon Technologies Annual Data

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COGS-to-Revenue

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0.67

0.73

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0.76

0.71

Paragon Technologies Quarterly Data
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COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.76	0.70	0.77	0.68	0.67

Paragon Technologies COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Paragon Technologies's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	11.793	/	16.7
	=	0.71

Paragon Technologies's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	2.576	/	3.817
	=	0.67

Paragon Technologies (OTCPK:PGNT) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Paragon Technologies's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	2.576 / 3.817
	=	32.51 %

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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Paragon Technologies (Paragon Technologies) Business Description

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101 Larry Holmes Drive, Suite 500, Easton, PA, USA, 18042

Website

https://www.pgntgroup.com

Paragon Technologies Inc through its subsidiary provides a variety of material handling solutions including systems, technologies, products and services for material flow applications as well as information technology hardware product distribution. The company's segment includes automation, distribution, and real estate investments. It generates maximum revenue from the distribution segment. Geographical Markets include North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia, out of which the majority is from Latin America. The distribution segment distributes IT equipment, consumer electronics, and appliances to businesses, retailers and e-tailers. Additionally, it also provides business services such as printing, electronic document management, electronic invoicing and storage solutions.

Executives

Anthony W Schweiger

director

240 TRIANON LANE, VILLANOVA PA 19085