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NET PROFIT MARGIN [2 records]

Record 1 2006-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
CONT

Another way to compare is to take the Net Profit Ratio in which you divide the net profit by the net sales to give you a profit percentage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
DEF

Ratio de rentabilité égal au quotient obtenu en divisant le résultat d'exploitation de la période par le chiffre d'affaires de cette période.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Investment
CONT

Net sales is a key figure in the Earnings Statement. It is the figure needed to calculate various ratios useful in determining the basic soundness of a company's financial position. For example, it must be known in order to calculate net and gross profit margins and average collection period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Investissements et placements
CONT

Le chiffre des ventes nettes est très important dans l'état des résultats. C'est le chiffre nécessaire au calcul de certains ratios très utiles pour déterminer la stabilité de la situation financière d'une compagnie. On doit le connaître pour calculer la marge bénéficiaire nette et brute ainsi que la période de recouvrement des comptes clients.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Finanzas
  • Inversiones
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