Expressed as a percentage, a profit margin is simply the portion of revenue a company gets to keep after subtracting costs. A margin of 50% would mean the company generated 50 cents of profit for each dollar of revenue. What investors will want to pay attention to are a company's margin trends and where its margin stands in relation to other companies in its sector. Read More...
Expressed as a percentage, a profit margin is simply the portion of revenue a company gets to keep after subtracting costs. A margin of 50% would mean the company generated 50 cents of profit for each dollar of revenue. What investors will want to pay attention to are a company’s margin trends and where its margin stands in relation to other companies in its sector.
