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Use profit margin to see how much of every dollar of sales you actually keep after all costs, a fast health check for a shop or franchise.

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Tea shop month

Net ProfitRevenue×100

$6,000 of net profit on $40,000 of sales is a 15% profit margin.

Step 1 of 3

Variables and units

  • Net Profit

    Profit after all costs for the period.

    currency

  • Revenue

    Total sales revenue for the period.

    currency

Common mistakes

  • Using gross profit instead of net profit.
  • Leaving owner pay out of costs.

Step-by-step example

Tea shop month

  1. 1. Start with the example inputs

    • Net Profit$6,000
    • Revenue$40,000
  2. 2. Apply the formula

    Net ProfitRevenue×100
  3. 3. Run the numbers

    15%

    $6,000 of net profit on $40,000 of sales is a 15% profit margin.

What this result means

A profit margin of 15% means that share of every sales dollar survives as net profit after all costs. Healthy margins differ sharply by concept — food service often runs single digits while service businesses can run far higher — so compare against your own history and your segment, not a universal number.