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  • 11Gross profit margin — Gross profit divided by sales, which is equal to each sales dollar left over after paying for the cost of goods sold. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * gross profit margin UK US noun [C or U] (ABBREVIATION GPM) ACCOUNTING ► a company’s… …

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  • 12gross profit margin — Gross profit divided by sales, which is equal to each sales dollar left over after paying for the cost of goods sold. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * gross profit margin UK US noun [C or U] (ABBREVIATION GPM) ACCOUNTING ► a company’s profit… …

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  • 13cost of sales — cost of goods sold; = COGS A figure representing the cost to an organization of supplying goods or services for sale, excluding administration and other general overheads. In a sales organization, it is the opening stock at the beginning of an… …

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  • 14cost of sales — cost of goods sold; COGS A figure representing the cost to an organization of supplying goods or services for sale, excluding administration and other general overheads. In a sales organization, it is the opening stock at the beginning of an… …

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  • 15gross profit percentage — gross margin ratio A ratio of financial performance calculated by expressing the gross profit as a percentage of sales. With retailing companies in particular, it is regarded as a prime measure of their trading success. The only ways in which a… …

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  • 16gross profit percentage — gross margin ratio A ratio of financial performance calculated by expressing the gross profit as a percentage of sales. With retailing companies in particular, it is regarded as a prime measure of their trading success. The only ways in which a… …

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  • 17gross loss — noun (bookkeeping) The loss made when the cost of goods exceeds their sales value • • • Main Entry: ↑gross * * * gross loss, the total loss before the expenses of doing business have been deducted …

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  • 18gross profit mark-up — noun The gross profit expressed as a percentage of the cost price of goods • • • Main Entry: ↑gross …

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  • 19gross profit — gross margin; = gross profit margin The difference between the sales revenue of a business and the cost of sales. It does not include the costs of finance, administration, or distribution. Compare: net profit …

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  • 20gross profit — gross margin; gross profit margin The difference between the sales revenue of a business and the cost of sales It does not include the costs of finance, administration, or distribution. Compare net profit …

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