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Sprint (Sprint) Cost of Goods Sold : $13,607 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2019)


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What is Sprint Cost of Goods Sold?

Sprint's cost of goods sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 was $3,565 Mil. Its cost of goods sold for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2019 was $13,607 Mil.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Sprint's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 was 55.88%.

Cost of Goods Sold is also directly linked to Inventory Turnover. Sprint's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 was 3.43.


Sprint Cost of Goods Sold Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sprint'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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Sprint Cost of Goods Sold Chart

Sprint Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19
Cost of Goods Sold
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18,969.00 15,555.00 15,419.00 13,403.00 13,389.00

Sprint Quarterly Data
Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3,564.00 3,392.00 3,276.00 3,374.00 3,565.00

Sprint 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 Dec. 2019 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $13,607 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.


Sprint  (NYSE:S) Cost of Goods Sold Explanation

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

Sprint's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(8080 - 3565) / 8080
=55.88 %

* 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:

Sprint's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 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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Sprint (Sprint) Business Description

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6200 Sprint Parkway, Overland Park, KS, USA, 66251
A decade of operational problems has considerably diminished Sprint's position in the wireless industry. It is now the fourth- largest carrier in the United States, serving 26 million postpaid and 9 million prepaid phone customers directly and 13 million via wholesale channels. Over the past five years, the firm's share of the postpaid phone market has declined about 1 percentage point to 12%, leaving it about three fourths the size of T-Mobile U.S., the next smallest carrier. About 4% of sales come from the wireline unit, which provides phone and data services to the wireless unit and external customers. Japanese firm Softbank took a 78% stake in Sprint through the purchase of existing Sprint shares and a $5 billion equity infusion in 2013; it has since increased its stake to 85%.