Business Insights—Net Profit to Sales Ratio

This window displays comparisons of net profit for each month of the selected fiscal periods. The top half of the window shows amounts in a table format, the bottom half displays a line graph to represent the comparison. Net Profit to Sales Ratio is calculated as follows:

Net Profit to Sales Ratio = Net Profit divided by Sales

For information about how amounts are calculated and defined, see Business Insights—Introduction.

Amounts shown in this window are color coded:

■	Green indicates an increase in the net profit to sales from the prior period. This could be the result of decreased expenses or increased sales prices.

■	Red indicates a decrease in the net profit to sales from the prior period. A diminishing margin means the profit on individual sales has decreased (for example, because sales are higher on discounted items) or the associated expenses are increasing.

■	Blue means there has been no change in the net profit to sales from the prior period.

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Related Topics

■	Tracking financial information

■	Reviewing financial information