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gross profit margin

gross profit margin

1 4.1
The amount of money a company keeps from sales after paying for goods, shown as a percent of sales
  • noun
  • /ɡroʊs ˈprɒfɪt ˈmɑːrdʒɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : margen de beneficio bruto
  • Investors often look for firms with a rising gross profit margin as it indicates better sales efficiency.
  • gross profit margin of million

I want to know our gross profit margin.

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Examples

  • So, the next time you go to the store and experience sticker shock, think about the 81% that goes to companies beyond the farmer and the 34.8% gross profit margin.

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  • Only model of the tablet yielding the company close to a 43-percent gross profit margin.

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  • Gross profit rose from $28.8 million to $34.1 million as the gross profit margin rose from 47.5% to 48%.

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  • And what's fascinating in the last BYD earnings report is their gross profit margin, Byd's gross profit margin versus Tesla's.

  • The company's gross profit margin for the last quarter was an impressive 50% of its net sales.

  • With a gross profit margin of 35%, the business has seen significant growth despite economic challenges.

Synonyms

margin
vsgross profit margin
  • Specialized
92 5.5

The amount a seller keeps after costs, usually shown as a percent

is specific to net sales minus cost of goods and services sold
profit margin
vsgross profit margin
  • Specialized
42 3.6

Difference between the cost to make or buy something and its selling price shown as a percent

focuses specifically on sales revenue minus direct goods and services costs
gross margin
vsgross profit margin
  • Specialized
6 4.9

Part of sales left after paying the cost to make the goods, shown as a percent

uses net sales specifically rather than general sales
GPM
vsgross profit margin
  • Specialized
1 6.9

The percentage of sales that remains after paying the cost of making goods

is the full phrase rather than the abbreviated form
margin of profit
vsgross profit margin
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The percent of sales that remains as money after paying costs

expresses the same idea as the exact difference between net sales and costs

Antonyms

695 2.1

Money lost by a business or person

How High

gross profit margin
  • Specialized
1 4.1
profit margin
  • Specialized
42 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

gross + profit + margin

The phrase is largely compositional: 'gross' qualifies 'profit' as before certain deductions and 'margin' signals a percentage or ratio, so a learner who knows the words can infer it refers to a profit-related percentage. However, the precise accounting nuance (that it specifically relates gross profit to net sales or COGS) is technical and may not be fully predictable without domain knowledge, so it is only partially transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

The term gross profit margin uses gross for the 'total before costs', profit for what is left, and margin for a thin edge that shows the difference. So, imagine a thin strip between sales and costs, and that is why it means the percent of sales left after paying for the goods.