VK Muehlen AG (FRA:VKL) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.75 (As of Mar. 2014)

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What is VK Muehlen AG COGS-to-Revenue?

VK Muehlen AG's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Mar. 2014 was €165.9 Mil. Its Revenue for the six months ended in Mar. 2014 was €221.0 Mil.

VK Muehlen AG's COGS to Revenue for the six months ended in Mar. 2014 was 0.75.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. VK Muehlen AG's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Mar. 2014 was 24.94%.

VK Muehlen AG COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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VK Muehlen AG COGS-to-Revenue Chart

VK Muehlen AG Annual Data

Trend

Sep09

Sep10

Sep11

Sep12

Sep13

COGS-to-Revenue

-0.74

-0.75

-0.80

0.77

0.78

VK Muehlen AG Semi-Annual Data
	Mar10	Sep10	Mar11	Sep11	Mar12	Sep12	Mar13	Sep13	Mar14
COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial				0.76	0.78	0.78	0.77	0.75

VK Muehlen AG COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

VK Muehlen AG's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	394.297	/	506.02
	=	0.78

VK Muehlen AG's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	165.885	/	221.013
	=	0.75

VK Muehlen AG (FRA:VKL) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

VK Muehlen AG's Gross Margin % for the six months ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	165.885 / 221.013
	=	24.94 %

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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VK Muehlen AG (FRA:VKL) Business Description

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http://www.vkmuehlen.de

VK Muehlen AG is engaged in the development and production of grain and cereal meals products.

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