Sourcefire Gross Profit Margin Quarterly:
76.45% for March 31, 2013Sourcefire Historical Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Data
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| Data for this Date Range | |
|---|---|
| March 31, 2013 | 76.45% |
| Dec. 31, 2012 | 75.98% |
| Sept. 30, 2012 | 77.24% |
| June 30, 2012 | 77.23% |
| March 31, 2012 | 76.41% |
| Dec. 31, 2011 | 76.90% |
| Sept. 30, 2011 | 77.60% |
| June 30, 2011 | 77.52% |
| March 31, 2011 | 78.57% |
| Dec. 31, 2010 | 79.30% |
| Sept. 30, 2010 | 79.36% |
| June 30, 2010 | 79.40% |
| March 31, 2010 | 79.87% |
| Dec. 31, 2009 | 80.92% |
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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FIRE Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Benchmarks
| Companies | |
|---|---|
| Fortinet | 71.19% |
| Check Point Software Technologies | 88.54% |
| Palo Alto Networks | 71.38% |
FIRE Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Rankings
| Overall |
94th percentile 401 of 8005 |
| Sector |
89th percentile 98 of 954 in Technology |
| Industry |
76th percentile 47 of 196 in Software - Application |
FIRE Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Range, Past 5 Years
| Minimum | 75.70% | Sep 2008 |
| Maximum | 80.92% | Dec 2009 |
| Average | 77.80% |