About Profit Margin (Quarterly)

The company's quarterly Profit Margin is defined as net income divided by sales over the last quarter. This shows the percentage of profit a company earns on its sales. If a company's net margin is 15%, for example, that means its net income (or profit) is 15 cents for every $1 of sales the company makes. A change in margin can reflect either a change in business conditions, or a company's cost controls, or both.