Gross Profit Margin (Quarterly) Chart

Historical Gross Profit Margin (Quarterly) Data

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Date Value
September 30, 2012 -4.17%
June 30, 2012 3.93%
March 31, 2012 3.21%
December 31, 2011 5.01%
September 30, 2011 14.67%
June 30, 2011 7.25%
Date Value
March 31, 2011 11.04%
December 31, 2010 11.45%
September 30, 2010 14.89%
June 30, 2010 11.15%
March 31, 2010 13.26%
December 31, 2009 16.41%

Gross Profit Margin Definition

Gross Profit Margin is calculated using Gross Profit/Revenue. This metric measures the overall efficiency of a company in being able to turn revenue into gross profit and doing this by keeping cost of goods sold low. An analyst looking at gross profit margin might look for a higher gross profit margin relative to other comparable companies as well as a gross profit margin that is growing.

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