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General Motors Gross Profit Margin Quarterly:

10.60% for March 31, 2013
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    General Motors Historical Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Data

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    March 31, 2013 10.60%
    Dec. 31, 2012 -7.60%
    Sept. 30, 2012 12.06%
    June 30, 2012 12.41%
    March 31, 2012 12.19%
    Dec. 31, 2011 12.09%
    Sept. 30, 2011 13.00%
    June 30, 2011 13.70%
       
    March 31, 2011 12.00%
    Dec. 31, 2010 10.06%
    Sept. 30, 2010 13.13%
    June 30, 2010 13.76%
    March 31, 2010 12.46%
    Dec. 31, 2009 -1.55%
    Sept. 30, 2009 5.27%

    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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    GM Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Benchmarks

    Companies
    Ford Motor 16.21%
    Toyota Motor 13.55%
    Honda Motor 25.77%

    GM Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Rankings

    Overall 52nd percentile
    3576 of 7593
    Sector 12th percentile
    586 of 671 in Consumer Cyclical
    Industry 33rd percentile
    6 of 9 in Auto Manufacturers

    GM Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum -7.60% Dec 2012
    Maximum 13.76% Jun 2010
    Average 9.57%