Profit margin

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Accounting.

A measure of the surplus of revenues over relevant costs, often expressed as a percentage of revenues.


So for example:

if Revenues = 100, and Costs = 70.

Then the surplus (profit)

= 100 LESS 70

= 30.


And the profit margin

= 30/100

= 30%.


See also