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Trina Solar Gross Profit Margin Quarterly:

1.86% for Sept. 30, 2012
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    Trina Solar Historical Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Data

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    Dec. 31, 2012 1.86%
    Sept. 30, 2012 0.79%
    June 30, 2012 8.38%
    March 31, 2012 5.79%
    Sept. 30, 2011 10.79%
    June 30, 2011 16.97%
    March 31, 2011 27.46%
    Sept. 30, 2010 31.37%
    June 30, 2010 32.08%
    March 31, 2010 30.94%
    Sept. 30, 2009 28.46%
    June 30, 2009 27.45%
       
    March 31, 2009 17.19%
    Dec. 31, 2008 9.62%
    Sept. 30, 2008 22.42%
    June 30, 2008 23.20%
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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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    TSL Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Benchmarks

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    Yingli Green Energy -8.54%
    First Solar 22.42%

    TSL Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Rankings

    Overall 49th percentile
    3860 of 7600
    Sector 9th percentile
    819 of 903 in Technology
    Industry 55th percentile
    9 of 20 in Solar

    TSL Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.79% Sep 2012
    Maximum 32.08% Jun 2010
    Average 18.42%