Alcatel-Lucent (ALU)

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Alcatel-Lucent Gross Profit Margin Quarterly:

29.36% for Dec. 31, 2012
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    March 31, 2013 29.36%
    Dec. 31, 2012 30.44%
    Sept. 30, 2012 27.90%
    June 30, 2012 31.73%
    March 31, 2012 30.29%
    Dec. 31, 2011 34.41%
    Sept. 30, 2011 35.31%
    June 30, 2011 34.90%
    March 31, 2011 35.34%
    Dec. 31, 2010 32.94%
    Sept. 30, 2010 33.80%
    June 30, 2010 36.11%
    March 31, 2010 32.58%
    Dec. 31, 2009 36.63%
    Sept. 30, 2009 33.41%
    June 30, 2009 33.11%
    March 31, 2009 31.49%
    Dec. 31, 2008 33.23%
    Sept. 30, 2008 32.45%
       
    June 30, 2008 34.92%
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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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    ALU Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Benchmarks

    Companies
    LM Ericsson Telephone Company 31.98%
    Cisco Systems 60.70%
    Juniper Networks 63.33%

    ALU Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Rankings

    Overall 67th percentile
    2593 of 8009
    Sector 35th percentile
    613 of 952 in Technology
    Industry 23rd percentile
    80 of 104 in Communication Equipment

    ALU Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 27.90% Sep 2012
    Maximum 36.63% Dec 2009
    Average 33.02%