Question:What is gross profit margin?

A gross profit margin is what is left of sales after all the company's costs are paid. A company earned $10.00 for an item, but its expenses are $5.00. The company's gross profit margin is $5.00 or 50%. Look here for more information: www.i...

gross profit margin - a definition in terms of investment relations management - Gross profit divided by sales, which is equal to each sales dollar left over after paying for the cost of goods sold.

A financial metric used to assess a firm's financial health by revealing the proportion of money left over from revenues after accounting for the cost of goods sold. Gross profit margin serves as the source for paying additional expenses an...

What is the difference between gross margin and gross profit (if any)?

Q: I always get confused with the differences between gross profit, gross margin, net income, EBIDTA, etc.

A: There are differences between GM and GP, although different industries treat them different. I believe that the absolute values are the same, but when people talk about GM% and GP% they look at different things. GM% = profit/sales while GP% = profit /Cost, where cost is "cost of goods sold." Its like markup.EBIDTA is earnings before interest expense, dividends, taxes, etc.net income is the bottom line...