contribution margin ratio — contribution to sales ratio; = production–volume ratio; = profit–volume ratio The ratio of the contribution per product to the sales value, often expressed as a percentage. It is a way of ranking a range of products in terms of their relative… … Accounting dictionary
gross margin ratio — See: gross profit percentage … Accounting dictionary
net margin ratio — See: net profit percentage … Accounting dictionary
gross margin ratio — See gross profit percentage … Big dictionary of business and management
net margin ratio — See net profit percentage … Big dictionary of business and management
Margin (finance) — For the 2011 film, see Margin Call. In finance, a margin is collateral that the holder of a financial instrument has to deposit to cover some or all of the credit risk of their counterparty (most often their broker or an exchange). This risk can… … Wikipedia
margin of safety ratio — The margin of safety expressed as a percentage of a given level of activity. For example, if the sales level achieved is £500,000 and the sales level breakeven point is £400,000, the margin of safety is £100,000 and the margin of safety ratio… … Accounting dictionary
margin of safety ratio — The margin of safety expressed as a percentage of a given level of activity. For example, if the sales level achieved is £500, 000 and the sales level breakeven point is £400, 000, the margin of safety is £100, 000 and the margin of safety ratio… … Big dictionary of business and management
margin of profit — noun the ratio gross profits divided by net sales • Syn: ↑profit margin, ↑gross margin • Hypernyms: ↑ratio … Useful english dictionary
margin of safety — The safety factor, expressed either in a percentage or a ratio, by which the ultimate failing load of components exceeds the design limit load … Aviation dictionary
ratio of safety — A margin, to be observed by a trustee in investing trust funds, between the value of the security and the amount of the trust investment. 54 Am J1st Trusts § 426 … Ballentine's law dictionary