Japan Publications Trading Co (TSE:8072) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.74 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Japan Publications Trading Co COGS-to-Revenue?

Japan Publications Trading Co's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円1,254 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円1,698 Mil.

Japan Publications Trading Co's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.74.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Japan Publications Trading Co's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 26.16%.

Japan Publications Trading Co COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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Japan Publications Trading Co Annual Data

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0.82

Japan Publications Trading Co Quarterly Data
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COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.81	0.82	0.77	0.78	0.74

Japan Publications Trading Co COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Japan Publications Trading Co's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	8954.416	/	10909.09
	=	0.82

Japan Publications Trading Co's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	1253.778	/	1697.858
	=	0.74

Japan Publications Trading Co (TSE:8072) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Japan Publications Trading Co's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	1253.778 / 1697.858
	=	26.16 %

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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Japan Publications Trading Co (TSE:8072) Business Description

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Address

1-2-1 Sarugaku-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0064

Website

http://www.jptco.co.jp

Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd. is a Japan based company involved in publication business. It imports, exports and sells general and academic books and periodicals, language learning textbooks and materials, audio and visual discs, and other general merchandise. The company ships its products around the globe. In addition, the company is also involved in the manufacturing, importing, and selling of office supplies to stationery shops, bookstores and universities.

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