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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Gross profit margin]]
* [[Margin]]
* [[Margin on costs]]
* [[Net profit margin]]
* [[Operating profit margin]]
* [[Profit]]
* [[Profit]]
* [[Profitability]]
* [[Return on sales]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Latest revision as of 20:06, 31 July 2020

Accounting.

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


Example

Revenues = 100

Costs = 70


Then the surplus (profit):

= 100 - 70

= 30.


And the profit margin:

= 30 / 100

= 30%.


See also