Finance glossary
Gross Profit
Definition
Revenue minus the direct cost of producing goods sold.
Gross profit is revenue less the cost of goods sold, capturing the profit from core production before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It measures how efficiently a company makes its products and is the basis for the gross margin percentage.
In a sentence
Subtracting production costs from sales left a gross profit of $40 million.
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