Lafarge Africa (NSA:WAPCO) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.52 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Lafarge Africa COGS-to-Revenue?

Lafarge Africa's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₦72,128 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₦137,772 Mil.

Lafarge Africa's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.52.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Lafarge Africa's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 47.65%.

Lafarge Africa COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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

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Lafarge Africa COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Lafarge Africa Annual Data

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COGS-to-Revenue

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0.74

0.53

0.51

0.47

0.49

Lafarge Africa Quarterly Data
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COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.49	0.46	0.51	0.50	0.52

Lafarge Africa COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Lafarge Africa's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	198786.889	/	405502.712
	=	0.49

Lafarge Africa's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	72128.249	/	137772.474
	=	0.52

Lafarge Africa (NSA:WAPCO) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

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

Lafarge Africa's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	72128.249 / 137772.474
	=	47.65 %

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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Lafarge Africa (NSA:WAPCO) Business Description

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Address

No. 27B, Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, NGA

Website

https://www.lafarge.com.ng

Lafarge Africa PLC through its subsidiaries is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of cement, concrete, and aggregates products, including the provision of building solutions. Its products include Ashakacem, UniCem, Elephant cement, Lafarge Powermax, RoadCem, and Supaset cement among others. It has operations in South Africa and Nigeria generating a vast majority of its revenues within Nigeria from the sales of Cement. It has two segments Cement & Readymixed products. The majority is from the cement segment.

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