CFA Level 1 - Operating Profitability Ratios
OPERATING PROFITABILITY RATIOS

Operating Profitability can be divided into measurements of return on sales and return on investment.

Return on Sales

1. Gross Profit Margin
This shows the average amount of profit considering only sales and the cost of the items sold. This tells how much profit the product or service is making without overhead considerations. As such, it indicates the efficiency of operations as well as how products are priced. Wide variations occur from industry to industry.

                                                                                             Formula 7.15
Gross profit margin = gross profit / net sales

Gross profit = net sales – cost of goods sold

2. Operating Profit Margin
This ratio indicates the profitability of current operations. This ratio does not take into account the company's capital and tax structure. 

                                                                                        Formula 7.16
Operating profit margin = operating income/net sales

Where:
Operating income = earnings before tax and interest from continuing operations


3. EBITDA Margin
This ratio indicates the profitability of current operations. This ratio does not take into account the company's capital, non-cash expenses or tax structure.

                                                                              Formula 7.17
EBITDA margin = earnings before tax, depreciation and amortization
                                                               net sales

4. Per-Tax Margin (EBT margin)
This ratio indicates the profitability of Company's operations. This ratio does not take into account the company's tax structure.

                                                                                             Formula 7.18
Pre-tax margin = Earning before tax/sales

5. Net Margin (Profit Margin)
This ratio indicates the profitability of a company's operations.

                                                                                             Formula 7.19
Net margin = net income/sales

6. Contribution Margin
This ratio indicates how much each sale contributes to fixed expenditures.

                                                                                             Formula 7.20
Contribution margin = contribution / sales

Where: Contributions = sales - variable cost


Next: CFA Level 1 - Return on Investment Ratios

Table of Contents
1) CFA Level 1 - Chapter 7: Financial Ratios
2) CFA Level 1 - Internal Liquidity Ratios
3) CFA Level 1 - Operating Profitability Ratios
4) CFA Level 1 - Return on Investment Ratios
5) CFA Level 1 - Operating Efficiency Ratios
6) CFA Level 1 - Business Risk Ratios
7) CFA Level 1 - Financial Risk Ratios
8) CFA Level 1 - Growth Potential Ratios
9) CFA Level 1 - Return on Equity and the Dupont System
10) CFA Level 1 - Uses and Limitations of Financial Ratios
11) CFA Level 1 - Basic Earnings Per Share
12) CFA Level 1 - Dilutive Effect of Splits and Dividends
13) CFA Level 1 - Dilutive Securities
14) CFA Level 1 - Calculating Basic and Fully Diluted EPS in a Complex Capital Structure
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