Higashinihon Gas (FRA:HIS) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.50 (As of Dec. 2013)

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What is Higashinihon Gas COGS-to-Revenue?

Higashinihon Gas's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2013 was €6.17 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2013 was €12.24 Mil.

Higashinihon Gas's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2013 was 0.50.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Higashinihon Gas's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2013 was 49.57%.

Higashinihon Gas COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Higashinihon Gas's COGS-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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Higashinihon Gas COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Higashinihon Gas Annual Data

Trend

Mar09

Mar10

Mar11

Mar12

Mar13

COGS-to-Revenue

0.60

0.39

0.41

0.45

0.47

Higashinihon Gas Quarterly Data
	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13
COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial							0.48	0.47	0.48	0.52	0.50

Higashinihon Gas COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Higashinihon Gas's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	27.715	/	59.391
	=	0.47

Higashinihon Gas's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	6.17	/	12.235
	=	0.50

Higashinihon Gas (FRA:HIS) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Higashinihon Gas's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	6.17 / 12.235
	=	49.57 %

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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Higashinihon Gas (FRA:HIS) Business Description

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http://www.hngas.co.jp

Higashinihon Gas Corporation is engaged in the production and supply of natural gas as well as construction of gas pipelines for key areas in East Japan. It also sells gas appliances and related equipment.

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