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Nielsen Gross Profit Margin Quarterly:

56.90% for March 31, 2013
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    Nielsen Historical Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Data

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    March 31, 2013 56.90%
    Dec. 31, 2012 60.11%
    Sept. 30, 2012 60.30%
    June 30, 2012 59.28%
    March 31, 2012 57.72%
    Dec. 31, 2011 60.31%
    Sept. 30, 2011 60.79%
    June 30, 2011 59.17%
    March 31, 2011 57.83%
       
    Dec. 31, 2010 59.15%
    Sept. 30, 2010 59.58%
    June 30, 2010 58.43%
    March 31, 2010 56.52%
    Dec. 31, 2009 58.44%
    Sept. 30, 2009 57.54%
    June 30, 2009 59.05%
    March 31, 2009 56.53%

    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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    NLSN Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Benchmarks

    Companies
    Verisk Analytics 59.23%
    FactSet Research Systems 64.41%
    comScore 67.24%

    NLSN Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Rankings

    Overall 85th percentile
    1136 of 8005
    Sector 86th percentile
    118 of 893 in Industrials
    Industry 73rd percentile
    54 of 205 in Business Services

    NLSN Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 56.52% Mar 2010
    Maximum 60.79% Sep 2011
    Average 58.69%