News Corporation Gross Profit Margin Quarterly:
37.73% for Dec. 31, 2012News Corporation Historical Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Data
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| Dec. 31, 2012 | 37.73% |
| Sept. 30, 2012 | 40.41% |
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| March 31, 2012 | 37.92% |
| Dec. 31, 2011 | 37.79% |
| Sept. 30, 2011 | 40.28% |
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| March 31, 2011 | 35.54% |
| Dec. 31, 2010 | 36.02% |
| Sept. 30, 2010 | 38.82% |
| June 30, 2010 | 35.84% |
| March 31, 2010 | 34.24% |
| Dec. 31, 2009 | 35.17% |
| Sept. 30, 2009 | 38.81% |
| June 30, 2009 | 35.03% |
| March 31, 2009 | 34.25% |
| Dec. 31, 2008 | 34.43% |
| Sept. 30, 2008 | 39.13% |
| June 30, 2008 | 39.13% |
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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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NWSA Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Benchmarks
| Companies | |
|---|---|
| Walt Disney | 18.45% |
| Time Warner | 45.96% |
| Viacom | 50.91% |
NWSA Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Rankings
| Overall |
74th percentile 2031 of 8002 |
| Sector |
64th percentile 258 of 725 in Consumer Cyclical |
| Industry |
56th percentile 21 of 48 in Media - Diversified |
NWSA Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Range, Past 5 Years
| Minimum | 34.24% | Mar 2010 |
| Maximum | 40.41% | Sep 2012 |
| Average | 37.09% |
