{"id":2136,"date":"2022-10-17T15:35:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T15:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.mulembenation.co.ke\/terms\/gross-profit-margin\/"},"modified":"2022-10-17T15:35:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T15:35:42","slug":"gross-profit-margin","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/business\/terms\/gross-profit-margin\/","title":{"rendered":"Gross Profit Margin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The formula for <span class=\"\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gross Profit Margin<\/span> is <span class=\"\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gross Profit<\/span> divided by <span class=\"\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Revenue<\/span> (Gross Profit \/ Revenue). As this is a financial metric concerning profits, the bigger the value the better it is. Larger margins shows the company is healthy. As the largest expense for a business is <span class=\"\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Cost Of Goods Sold (COGS)<\/span>, a lower Gross Profit Margin means that the money available for overhead-related expenses is under pressure.<\/p>\n<h2>Disclaimer<\/h2>\n<p>Kindly note that this is not financial advice.Our website services, content and products are for general informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. We remind our readers to be careful with their money.You should NOT rely upon the information or opinions you read. 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