Definition of profit margin in US English:
profit margin
nounˈprɑfət ˌmɑrdʒənˈpräfət ˌmärjən
The amount by which revenue from sales exceeds costs in a business.
we have a gross profit margin of 80 percent
current levels of interest can erode profit margins
Example sentencesExamples
- That's because falling unit costs increase the profit margin on each good or service sold.
- Blindly and prematurely renting links does nothing but squeeze the profit margin out of your business.
- The digit wheel in Gary's mind is spinning, adding more and more zeroes to his mental profit margin.
- Sales of gifts and entertainment services generally have a higher profit margin than sales of airline tickets.
- An example of this is where there is a drop in the gross profit margin which could be due to increased competition.
- Managers need current data to be able to see things like the profit margin on sales and how fast items are selling, he says.
- What's more, you can set your own profit margin on each sale and at the end of the month, they just send you a cheque for the amount you've earned.
- My banker asked me what my profit margin was and I was embarrassed to tell him that I have no idea.
- You have to have access to some product that you can sell at a healthy profit margin.
- The recycling business has a wider profit margin than the leasing side, Lane said.
- The only way, therefore, a farmer can maintain their profit margin is by cutting costs.
- Subtract an acceptable profit margin, and you're left with the target cost of the product.
- In doing so it will wipe out its profit margin on that business.
- Dealers make a profit margin of about 10 per cent when organising the finance for a new car.
- Add to this a low profit margin and you could easily assume that the manufacturer is selling at a loss just to have the business.
- Its gross profit margin also improved, rising to 52.1 per cent from 50 per cent.
- At this stage, you should primarily concentrate on stock, which offers a high profit margin.
- Go to the income statement again to find the gross profit margin, which is revenue less cost of revenue.
- Instead they hope you will sit passively as they progressively whittle your deposit rate down and their profit margin up.
- Film exhibition is a hard business with a nasty profit margin, and the studios hold most of the cards.