Net margin
The result against turnover — what is left of each euro sold.
Calculated by dividing the result for the year by net turnover. A 5% margin means five euros are left from every hundred sold.
What counts as a normal margin depends entirely on the trade. A couple of per cent is usual in food retail; software can run ten times that. The figure only means something against companies in the same sector, or against the same company in other years.
In Luxembourg this margin can only be calculated for companies that publish a turnover, which is a small minority. For the rest, return on equity is the measure available.
Calculated by Overit from the published amounts — it is not a line the company reports.
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