Waste Management (WM)

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Waste Management Gross Profit Margin Quarterly:

33.78% for March 31, 2013
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    March 31, 2013 33.78%
    Dec. 31, 2012 35.24%
    Sept. 30, 2012 35.60%
    June 30, 2012 34.66%
    March 31, 2012 34.26%
    Dec. 31, 2011 37.02%
    Sept. 30, 2011 35.80%
    June 30, 2011 36.06%
    March 31, 2011 35.71%
    Dec. 31, 2010 39.10%
    Sept. 30, 2010 37.99%
    June 30, 2010 36.80%
    March 31, 2010 35.91%
    Dec. 31, 2009 37.66%
    Sept. 30, 2009 38.60%
    June 30, 2009 39.50%
    March 31, 2009 38.61%
    Dec. 31, 2008 36.55%
    Sept. 30, 2008 36.99%
    June 30, 2008 37.49%
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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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    WM Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Benchmarks

    Companies
    Republic Services 38.80%
    Waste Connections 43.99%
    Clean Harbors 26.23%

    WM Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Rankings

    Overall 71st percentile
    2303 of 8005
    Sector 66th percentile
    299 of 893 in Industrials
    Industry 71st percentile
    9 of 32 in Waste Management

    WM Gross Profit Margin Quarterly Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 33.78% Mar 2013
    Maximum 39.50% Jun 2009
    Average 36.67%