Profit Margin

What is it? Determined by dividing net income by net sales during a time period (usually the past four quarters) and is expressed as a percentage. Net profit margin is a measure of efficiency and the higher the margin, the better. Trends in margin can be attributed to rising/falling production costs or rising/falling price of the goods sold.

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