Gross Profit Margin is a financial metric that measures how much profit a company makes after deducting the cost of goods sold from its revenue.
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Gross profit margin is a financial metric that showcases the profitability of a company’s core operations by analyzing the relationship between its revenue and the cost of goods sold. It’s the percentage of revenue that remains after deducting the direct costs associated with producing or purchasing the goods or services sold by the company.
To calculate your gross profit margin, you need two key figures – revenue and the cost of goods sold.
Once you have these numbers, you can use the following formula:
Gross Profit Margin = (Gross Profit / Revenue) * 100
For example, let’s say a company generates $500,000 in revenue and incurs $250,000 as the cost of goods sold.
The gross profit for that company would be $250,000. Now, we can apply the formula:
Gross Profit Margin = ($250,000 / $500,000) * 100
In this example, we find that the gross profit margin is 50%.
Unfortunately, the only correct answer to what a good gross profit margin is – it depends.
Because there are so many factors (e.g., industry, size, business model) that influence your specific gross profit margin, it can be hard to pinpoint what’s good without digging deep into your performance. That said, we pulled out some specific numbers from our product that you might find useful.
A good gross profit margin for SaaS and B2B companies in Xero is from 60% to 80%, according to Xero Financial KPIs for SaaS and B2B Companies.
A good gross profit margin for all companies in QuickBooks is around 67%, according to QuickBooks Benchmarks for All Companies.
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Depending on your industry and specific business model, some strategies will work better than others.
And while one-size-fits-all strategies don’t really exist, there are some tactics that industry experts in most industries turn to in their own businesses:
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