Alcoa (ARNC.PR.PFD) Cost of Goods Sold : $16,878.00 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2016)

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What is Alcoa Cost of Goods Sold?

Alcoa's cost of goods sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $4,217.00 Mil. Its cost of goods sold for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 was $16,878.00 Mil.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Alcoa's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was 19.11%.

Cost of Goods Sold is also directly linked to Inventory Turnover. Alcoa's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was 1.22.

Alcoa Cost of Goods Sold Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alcoa's Cost of Goods Sold can be seen below:

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Alcoa Cost of Goods Sold Chart

Alcoa Annual Data

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20,480.00

20,401.00

19,286.00

19,137.00

18,069.00

Alcoa Quarterly Data
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Cost of Goods Sold	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4,559.00	4,404.00	4,041.00	4,216.00	4,217.00

Alcoa Cost of Goods Sold Calculation

Cost of Goods Sold is the aggregate cost of goods produced and sold, and services rendered during the reporting period. It excludes Total Operating Expense, such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense.

Cost of Goods Sold for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $16,878.00 Mil.

Alcoa (AMEX:ARNC.PR.PFD) Cost of Goods Sold Explanation

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

Alcoa's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	(Revenue	-	Cost of Goods Sold)	/	Revenue
	=	(5213	-	4217)	/	5213
	=	19.11 %

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.

Cost of Goods Sold is also directly linked to another concept called Inventory Turnover:

Alcoa's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as:

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	4217	/	3446.5
	=	1.22

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. A higher inventory turnover means the company has light inventory. Therefore the company spends less money on storage, write downs, and obsolete inventory. If the inventory is too light, it may affect sales because the company may not have enough to meet demand.

Usually retailers pile up their inventories at holiday seasons to meet the stronger demand. Therefore, the inventory of a particular quarter of a year should not be used to calculate inventory turnover. An average inventory is a better indication.

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Alcoa (ARNC.PR.PFD) Business Description

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https://www.arconic.com

Arconic Inc, formerly known as Alcoa Inc was first incorporated as the Pittsburgh Reduction Company on October 1, 1888. The Company is engaged in manufacturing and engineering lightweight metals. Its products include aluminum, titanium, and nickel, used in aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, packaging, building and construction, oil and gas, defense, consumer electronics, and industrial applications. The Company is also engaged in the production and management of aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina combined, through its active participation in all aspects of the industry: technology, mining, refining, smelting, fabricating, and recycling. It has investments and operating activities in, among others, Australia, Brazil, China, Guinea, Iceland, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. The Company operates in segments including Global Rolled Products, Engineered Products and Solutions, and Transportation and Construction Solutions. The Company's Global Rolled Products segment represents its midstream operations. The Engineered Products and Solutions segment represents a portion of the Company's downstream operations. Its downstream portfolio includes two segments Engineered Products and Solutions and Transportation and Construction Solutions. The Engineered Products and Solutions consist of Alcoa Titanium & Engineered Products; Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings; Alcoa Forgings and Extrusions; and Alcoa Power and Propulsion. The Company's Transportation and Construction Solutions segment represents a portion of its downstream operations. The raw materials used includes bauxite, alloying materials, caustic soda, alumina, electricity, aluminum fluoride, fuel oil, calcined petroleum coke, lime (CaO), cathode blocks, natural gas, electricity, liquid pitch, natural gas, titanium alloys, titanium sponge and resin. The Company's trademark products include Howmet metal castings, Huck fasteners, Kawneer building panels and Dura-Bright wheels with easy-clean surface treatments.

Executives

Joseph S Cantie	director	C/O DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE, 5725 DELPHI DRIVE, TROY MI 48098
Amy E Alving	director	ARCONIC INC., 390 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Tolga I Oal	director, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer	201 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSTBURGH PA 15212
John C Plant	director, officer: Chairman and Co-CEO	C/O MASCO CORPORATION, 17450 COLLEGE PARKWAY, LIVONIA MI 48152
Jody Miller	director	225 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, 9TH FLOOR, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
James F Albaugh	director	C/O THE BOEING COMPANY, 100 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, CHICAGO IL 60606
Ulrich Schmidt	director	PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP., 4650 SW MACADAM AVENUE, SUITE 400, PORTLAND OR 97239
Nicole Weyerhaeuser Piasecki	director	2000 WELLS FARGO PLACE, 30 EAST 7TH STREET, SAINT PAUL MN 55101-4930
Robert F Leduc	director	UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP, 10 FARM SPRINGS ROAD, FARMINGTON CT 06032
David J Miller	director	C/O ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, 40 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Neil Edward Marchuk	officer: EVP, HR	12025 TECH CENTER DRIVE, LIVONIA MI 48150
Katherine H Ramundo	officer: CLO and Corporate Secretary	C/O APTIV, 5725 INNOVATION DRIVE, TROY MI 48098
W Paul Myron	officer: Vice President and Controller	ALCOA INC., 390 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022-4608
Ken Giacobbe	officer: CFO	ALCOA INC., 390 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022-4608
Timothy Donald Myers	officer: Executive Vice President	ALCOA INC., 390 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022-4608