Ciena Corporation (CIEN)
Create an AlertCiena Corporation Gross Profit Margin Quarterly:
41.27% for April 30, 2013Ciena Corporation Historical Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Data
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| April 30, 2013 | 41.27% |
| Jan. 31, 2013 | 43.21% |
| Oct. 31, 2012 | 41.29% |
| July 31, 2012 | 38.25% |
| April 30, 2012 | 38.30% |
| Jan. 31, 2012 | 40.26% |
| Oct. 31, 2011 | 41.70% |
| July 31, 2011 | 42.47% |
| April 30, 2011 | 39.68% |
| Jan. 31, 2011 | 38.89% |
| Oct. 31, 2010 | 40.32% |
| July 31, 2010 | 36.96% |
| April 30, 2010 | 41.40% |
| Jan. 31, 2010 | 45.58% |
| Oct. 31, 2009 | 44.02% |
| July 31, 2009 | 45.32% |
| April 30, 2009 | 42.11% |
| Jan. 31, 2009 | 42.92% |
| Oct. 31, 2008 | 45.16% |
| July 31, 2008 | 49.62% |
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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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CIEN Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Benchmarks
| Companies | |
|---|---|
| JDS Uniphase | 38.32% |
| Alcatel-Lucent | 29.36% |
| Juniper Networks | 63.33% |
CIEN Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Rankings
| Overall |
82nd percentile 2959 of 16782 |
| Sector |
70th percentile 607 of 2035 in Technology |
| Industry |
70th percentile 68 of 229 in Communication Equipment |
CIEN Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Range, Past 5 Years
| Minimum | 36.96% | Jul 2010 |
| Maximum | 49.62% | Jul 2008 |
| Average | 41.94% |
