A gross profit margin calculator is a financial tool that tells you how much profit a company makes after covering the direct costs of producing the goods or services it sells.
Gross Profit Margin = (Revenue – Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)) / Revenue x 100
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Locate these figures on the income statement for your desired period (month, quarter, or year).
This will give you your Gross Profit.
This will give you a decimal value.
This is your Gross Profit Margin.
Let’s say a bakery has the following figures for a month:
Now, let’s calculate the gross margin:
Therefore, the bakery’s margin is 60%. This signifies that for every dollar of revenue, the bakery keeps $0.60 as profit after covering the direct costs of producing the baked goods.
There’s no single “good” gross profit margin that applies across all industries. It can vary significantly depending on the:
Here’s a general guideline to keep in mind:
Profit margins tell you how much profit you earn from sales. Gross Profit Margin measures efficiency in converting sales to profit from the product itself. It considers only direct production costs (think ingredients for your bakery). However, a Net Profit Margin shows how much profit remains after ALL expenses (rent, salaries, taxes) are covered.