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The Gross Profit Margin shows the income a company has left over after paying off all direct expenses related to the manufacturing of a product or providing a service. ^[1]

Benchmarks vary by indursty. Profit margins are expected to be near the 40% for industries like clothing, as goods need to be bought from suppliers at a certian rate before they are resold. In other industries such as software product development, the gross profit margin can be >80% ^[2]