Riviera Tool Co (Riviera Tool Co) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.85 (As of Nov. 2006)

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What is Riviera Tool Co COGS-to-Revenue?

Riviera Tool Co's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Nov. 2006 was $3.64 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Nov. 2006 was $4.31 Mil.

Riviera Tool Co's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Nov. 2006 was 0.85.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Riviera Tool Co's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Nov. 2006 was 15.48%.

Riviera Tool Co COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Riviera Tool Co's COGS-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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Riviera Tool Co COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Riviera Tool Co Annual Data

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1.04

0.90

1.22

0.88

0.89

Riviera Tool Co Quarterly Data
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COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.90	0.86	0.81	1.01	0.85

Riviera Tool Co COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Riviera Tool Co's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2006 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	21.337	/	24.041
	=	0.89

Riviera Tool Co's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2006 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	3.641	/	4.308
	=	0.85

Riviera Tool Co (OTCPK:RIVT) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Riviera Tool Co's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Nov. 2006 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	3.641 / 4.308
	=	15.48 %

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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Address

5460 Executive Parkway S.E., Grand Rapids, MI, USA, 49512

Website

http://www.rivieratool.com

Riviera Tool Co designs and manufactures large stamping die systems used to form sheet metal parts. These systems are used by automobile manufacturers to produce automobile and truck body parts such as roofs, hoods, fenders, doors, door frames, structural components, and bumpers. The company's customers include major automobile manufacturers.

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