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Meikles (LSE:MIK) Cost of Goods Sold : $25,041 Mil (TTM As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Meikles Cost of Goods Sold?

Meikles's cost of goods sold for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was $23,011 Mil. Its cost of goods sold for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $25,041 Mil.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Meikles's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was 22.64%.

Cost of Goods Sold is also directly linked to Inventory Turnover. Meikles's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was 16.64.


Meikles Cost of Goods Sold Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Meikles Cost of Goods Sold Chart

Meikles Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Mar11 Mar12 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Feb24
Cost of Goods Sold
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 18.19 67.79 117.05 447.05 25,040.54

Meikles Semi-Annual Data
Dec09 Mar11 Mar12 Sep12 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Aug23 Feb24
Cost of Goods Sold Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 171.82 275.22 315.20 2,029.51 23,011.03

Meikles 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 Feb. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $25,041 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Meikles  (LSE:MIK) Cost of Goods Sold Explanation

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

Meikles's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(29744.792 - 23011.032) / 29744.792
=22.64 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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:

Meikles's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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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Meikles Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4 Steppes Road, Highlands, Harare, ZWE
Meikles Ltd is a Zimbabwe-based investment holding company. Its business segments include Supermarkets, Hotels, properties, and security guard operations. It is organized into two geographical segments, Zimbabwe, and non-Zimbabwe. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Supermarkets segment within Zimbabwe.