Whole Foods Market (WFM)

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Whole Foods Market Gross Profit Margin Quarterly:

34.96% for Dec. 31, 2012
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    Whole Foods Market Historical Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Data

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    Dec. 31, 2012 34.96%
    Sept. 30, 2012 35.27%
    June 30, 2012 35.98%
    March 31, 2012 36.31%
    Dec. 31, 2011 34.74%
    Sept. 30, 2011 34.51%
    June 30, 2011 35.36%
    March 31, 2011 35.61%
    Dec. 31, 2010 34.57%
    Sept. 30, 2010 34.68%
    June 30, 2010 35.15%
    March 31, 2010 35.25%
    Dec. 31, 2009 34.34%
    Sept. 30, 2009 34.22%
    June 30, 2009 35.15%
    March 31, 2009 34.74%
    Dec. 31, 2008 33.36%
    Sept. 30, 2008 33.32%
    June 30, 2008 34.37%
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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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    WFM Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Benchmarks

    Companies
    Safeway 26.70%
    Kroger 20.92%
    Fresh Market 34.04%

    WFM Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Rankings

    Overall 72nd percentile
    2229 of 8005
    Sector 58th percentile
    120 of 291 in Consumer Defensive
    Industry 90th percentile
    2 of 21 in Grocery Stores

    WFM Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 33.32% Sep 2008
    Maximum 36.31% Mar 2012
    Average 34.84%