Gross Profit Margin (Quarterly) Chart

Historical Gross Profit Margin (Quarterly) Data

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Date Value
September 30, 2012 34.00%
June 30, 2012 38.85%
March 31, 2012 42.50%
December 31, 2011 38.44%
September 30, 2011 43.15%
June 30, 2011 44.30%
March 31, 2011 44.50%
December 31, 2010 33.00%
September 30, 2010 43.80%
June 30, 2010 47.68%
March 31, 2010 44.90%
December 31, 2009 -0.98%
September 30, 2009 50.74%
June 30, 2009 47.18%
March 31, 2009 43.74%
December 31, 2008 30.34%
September 30, 2008 40.85%
June 30, 2008 44.49%
March 31, 2008 45.75%
December 31, 2007 42.18%
September 30, 2007 37.42%
June 30, 2007 36.98%
March 31, 2007 37.72%
December 31, 2006 29.47%
September 30, 2006 44.95%
Date Value
June 30, 2006 45.47%
March 31, 2006 51.86%
December 31, 2005 -2.39%
September 30, 2005 49.03%
June 30, 2005 36.60%
March 31, 2005 39.42%
December 31, 2004 -156.6%
September 30, 2004 46.86%
June 30, 2004 50.11%
March 31, 2004 50.95%
December 31, 2003 41.39%
September 30, 2003 51.11%
June 30, 2003 51.51%
March 31, 2003 48.51%
December 31, 2002 46.33%
September 30, 2002 -42.31%
June 30, 2002 55.60%
March 31, 2002 51.27%
December 31, 2001 21.92%
September 30, 2001 55.59%
June 30, 2001 63.31%
March 31, 2001 48.44%
December 31, 2000 39.33%
September 30, 2000 55.01%
June 30, 2000 57.32%

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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Gross Profit Margin (Quarterly) Range, Past 5 Years

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