Capella Education Company (CPLA)
Create an AlertCapella Education Company Gross Profit Margin Quarterly:
55.37% for March 31, 2013Capella Education Company Historical Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Data
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| March 31, 2013 | 55.37% |
| Dec. 31, 2012 | 47.89% |
| Sept. 30, 2012 | 55.29% |
| June 30, 2012 | 57.60% |
| March 31, 2012 | 55.73% |
| Dec. 31, 2011 | 58.29% |
| Sept. 30, 2011 | 58.44% |
| June 30, 2011 | 60.05% |
| March 31, 2011 | 61.83% |
| Dec. 31, 2010 | 63.29% |
| Sept. 30, 2010 | 59.02% |
| June 30, 2010 | 60.74% |
| March 31, 2010 | 62.59% |
| Dec. 31, 2009 | 62.10% |
| Sept. 30, 2009 | 58.34% |
| June 30, 2009 | 58.11% |
| March 31, 2009 | 59.34% |
| Dec. 31, 2008 | 59.19% |
| Sept. 30, 2008 | 54.68% |
| June 30, 2008 | 53.30% |
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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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CPLA Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Benchmarks
| Companies | |
|---|---|
| Apollo Group | 54.01% |
| Grand Canyon Education | 57.76% |
| DeVry | 52.63% |
CPLA Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Rankings
| Overall |
88th percentile 1920 of 16782 |
| Sector |
90th percentile 74 of 761 in Consumer Defensive |
| Industry |
80th percentile 14 of 72 in Education & Training Services |
CPLA Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Range, Past 5 Years
| Minimum | 47.89% | Dec 2012 |
| Maximum | 63.29% | Dec 2010 |
| Average | 58.06% |
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