profit margin

English

Noun

profit margin (plural profit margins)

1. The ratio of net income to net sales of a company expressed as a percentage.

   For example, if a company has $10,000 net income and $100,000 net sales, then profit margin equals ($10,000 : $100,000) .10, or 10%.

Translations

ratio of income to sales

• Finnish: tuottoprosentti (fi)