Talk:Net profit

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"The gross margin percentage is a related ratio. This figure is calculated by dividing net profit by gross revenue, and it represents profitability as a percentage."

That can't be right. The page author(s) must mean net margin. Net margin is calculated by dividing net profit by gross revenue, and it represents profitability as a percentage. Gross margin, on the other hand, is calculated as explained at Gross margin, and it represents gross profit as a percentage.

Joaquin Miller 06:15, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

Maybe they were inspired by Enron's financial staff. I agree. I'll fix it so I can sleep at night. MeekMark 03:15, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

I think it would be appropriate to have one section on accounting with different sub-sections for US and European and perhaps other countries' variations in terminology and practice.

The use of "turnover" in the current article is completely different from the US usage.

Tobyw 10:29, 20 January 2007 (UTC)