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49.47% for Dec. 31, 2012Alere Historical Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Data
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| Dec. 31, 2012 | 49.47% |
| Sept. 30, 2012 | 50.01% |
| June 30, 2012 | 50.76% |
| March 31, 2012 | 52.61% |
| Dec. 31, 2011 | 52.36% |
| Sept. 30, 2011 | 52.23% |
| June 30, 2011 | 51.61% |
| March 31, 2011 | 52.57% |
| Dec. 31, 2010 | 52.40% |
| Sept. 30, 2010 | 53.01% |
| June 30, 2010 | 52.01% |
| March 31, 2010 | 53.17% |
| Dec. 31, 2009 | 55.22% |
| Sept. 30, 2009 | 54.67% |
| June 30, 2009 | 54.23% |
| March 31, 2009 | 55.14% |
| Dec. 31, 2008 | 64.49% |
| Sept. 30, 2008 | 51.99% |
| June 30, 2008 | 51.38% |
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About Gross Profit Margin
A gross profit margin is the difference between sales and the cost of goods sold divided by revenue. This represents the percentage of each dollar of a company's revenue available after accounting for cost of goods sold.
If a company produces phones and earns $32 million in sales but pays $24 million for the items sold, then the company's gross profit margin would be ($32M - $24M) / $32M = 25 percent.
Cutting costs result in higher gross profit margins. If a company sells phones for 500 dollars and the cost of the producing the phone is $250, the current gross profit margin is 50 percent ((500-250)/500). If the company is able to reduce production costs from $250 to $200, the gross profit margin is 60 percent ((500-200)/500).
Note : Profit margins are very dependent on sector. Companies that sell bland potato chips may not have very high margins, but will sell a sizable quantity of potato chips. A company that sells consulting services will likely have higher profit margins, but sell lower quantities.
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ALR Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Benchmarks
| Companies | |
|---|---|
| Abaxis | 52.42% |
| Quidel Corporation | 68.47% |
| Icon | 36.12% |
ALR Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Rankings
| Overall |
81st percentile 1472 of 8009 |
| Sector |
63rd percentile 252 of 687 in Healthcare |
| Industry |
53rd percentile 30 of 65 in Diagnostics & Research |
ALR Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Range, Past 5 Years
| Minimum | 49.47% | Dec 2012 |
| Maximum | 64.49% | Dec 2008 |
| Average | 53.12% |
