Learn about gross, operating, and net profit margins, how each is calculated, and how businesses and investors can use them to analyze a company’s profitability.

Cost of goods sold (COGS) is the determination of how much it costs retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers to produce the goods they sell. For makers and resellers of products, COGS, sometimes also ...

This is an overview of what cost analysis is all about, the types of cost analyses we implement at the IRC and what kinds of questions they can answer. Watch the full Cost analysis in Excel playlist.

Have you ever stared at a spreadsheet, struggling to make sense of percentage calculations that just don’t seem to add up? Whether it’s a confusing formula, a misstep with zero values, or an ...

Discover how to calculate contribution margin, a key profitability metric, by subtracting variable costs from sales revenue. Learn how it impacts business decisions.