What is Gross Margin, Profit Margin and Net Profit Margin: How to calculate it? - financebrother


Gross Margin

Gross Margin is the same as Gross Profit Margin which is Net Revenue from Operations less Cost of Goods sold. It excludes all the other operating and non-operating expenses like selling and general administrative expenses, Depreciation and Amortization and Interest expenses.


Gross margin denotes how much a company retains by selling its goods and services post deducting cost incurred in goods and services.

 

Revenue from operations -  $10 million

Less: Cost of Goods Sold -    $5 million

Gross Profit / Gross Margin $5 million

 

In Percentage terms:

Gross Margin = (Gross Profit/Net Sale)*100

 

Gross Margin indicates how much percentage a company earns by selling its goods and services after deducting the cost associated in producing goods and service.

Negative Gross Margin indicates that a company is selling their goods and services at a loss.



Profit Margin

Profit Margin is the percentage of profit earned on the purchase cost

How to Calculate Profit Margin:

For Example: Cost price = $1k

                        Selling price = $1.2k

                        Profit = Selling price – Cost price

                        Profit = $1.2K - $1k

                        Profit = $.2k

                        Profit Margin = (Profit/Cost price)*100

                        Profit Margin = ($.2k/$1k)*100

                        Profit Margin = 20%

 

Net Margin

Net Margin is the same as Net Profit Margin in which you deduct all the expenses such as Depreciation and Amortization, Selling and General Administrative expenses, Interest cost and taxes from net revenue to arrive at Net Profit which is distributed to the owners.

 

Net Margin denotes how much an organization earns for their Shareholders after deducting all the expenses incurred to run the business.


Revenue from operations 

Less: Cost of Goods Sold

Gross Profit / Gross Margin

Less: Selling and General Administrative expenses

Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)

Less: Depreciation and Amortization

Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)

Less: Interest Expenses

Earnings before Taxes (EBT)

Less: Taxes

Profit after Taxes (PAT)

 

In Percentage terms:

Net Margin = (Net Profit/Net Sale)*100

 

Net Margin indicates how much percentage a company earns by selling its goods and services after deducting all the costs incurred to run the business.

Negative Net Margin indicates a company making an overall loss.

 

Net Profit Margin is the percentage of profit earned after incurring all the expenses to run the business.

How to Calculate Net Profit Margin:

For Example: Cost price = $1k

                        Selling price = $1.2k
                        other expenses to run the business = $0.1k

                        Net Profit = Selling price – Cost price + other office expense to run the business

                        Net Profit = $1.2K - $1k – $0.1k

                        Net Profit = $.1k

                        Net Profit Margin = (Net Profit/Cost price)*100

                        Net Profit Margin = ($.1k/$1k)*100

                        Net Profit Margin = 10%

 

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