{"id":62615,"date":"2025-05-13T15:22:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furious-squad.com\/understanding-and-calculating-margin\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T14:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:32:08","slug":"understanding-and-calculating-margin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furious-squad.com\/en\/understanding-and-calculating-margin\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding and calculating margin"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"62615\" class=\"elementor elementor-62615 elementor-62601\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51da5f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51da5f7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68bbae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a68bbae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you looking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furious-squad.com\/en\/consulting-firm-profitability-boost\/\">increase the overall profitability of your agency<\/a>, business? To do this, understanding and mastering the calculation of the profit margin rate is essential.  <\/p><p>Indeed, just like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furious-squad.com\/en\/master-roi-calculation\/\">ROI (Return on Investment)<\/a>, the profit margin rate is a key indicator of your company&#8217;s profitability and financial health. Knowing how to calculate and analyze it can help you make informed strategic decisions, optimize your prices, and improve your profit margins.  <\/p><p>So, are you ready to unveil the concepts of profitability? <strong><br><br>Follow the guide!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176f30c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"176f30c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.furious-squad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Visuels-articles-blog-1200-x-800-px-9-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-69581\" alt=\"Profit Margin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.furious-squad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Visuels-articles-blog-1200-x-800-px-9-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.furious-squad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Visuels-articles-blog-1200-x-800-px-9-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.furious-squad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Visuels-articles-blog-1200-x-800-px-9-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.furious-squad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Visuels-articles-blog-1200-x-800-px-9.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f897cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1f897cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566eda9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"566eda9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Margin rate definition\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a978e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3a978e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the margin rate?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47400fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47400fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <b>mark-up<\/b> represents the percentage of profit made on each euro spent to produce a good or service. It is calculated by dividing the margin (the difference between the purchase cost and the selling price) by the purchase cost, then multiplying by 100 to obtain a percentage. <\/p>\n<p>The term<b> commercial margin <\/b>is used for trading activities (purchase and resale), while the<b> term gross<\/b> or industrial<b> margin<\/b> is used for production or service activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b2e64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09b2e64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the purpose of the margin rate?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b71e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31b71e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Margin calculation is a key financial indicator for any business, and for good reason: it shows how much profit is made on each sale. For entrepreneurs, margin is a key element in financial forecasting. <\/p>\n<p>Depending on the business sector, companies rely on the margin rate to :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Evaluate the company&#8217;s sales performance ;<\/li>\n<li>Position themselves in relation to their competitors in the same sector;<\/li>\n<li>Identify the evolution of their sales strategy, whether it is declining or improving;<\/li>\n<li>Direct development decisions towards the most profitable products;<\/li>\n<li>Calculate the company&#8217;s break-even point.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br>Understanding and optimizing this rate is therefore crucial to a company&#8217;s strategic development and financial sustainability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f458a90 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f458a90\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e228f5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e228f5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad4e4c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad4e4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Margin calculation\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd637d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd637d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is the margin rate calculated?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11cd333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11cd333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The formula for calculating the margin rate is :<\/p>\n<p>Margin rate(%) = (Gross margin) \/ Purchase cost \u00d7100<\/p>\n<p>where gross margin is the difference between sales price and purchase cost.<\/p>\n<p>Practical examples of margin calculations<br>Example 1:<\/p>\n<p>Suppose a product is sold at \u20ac20 and purchased at \u20ac15. The gross margin would be \u20ac5. <\/p>\n<p>Margin rate = (5) \/ 15 \u00d7100 = 33.33%.<\/p>\n<p>Example 2:<\/p>\n<p>For a service sold at \u20ac100 with a production cost of \u20ac70, the gross margin is \u20ac30.<\/p>\n<p>Margin rate = (30) \/ 70 \u00d7100 = 42.86%.<\/p>\n<p>These examples illustrate how the margin rate can vary according to the purchase cost and the selling price, directly influencing pricing strategy and financial management decisions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furious-squad.com\/gestion-financiere\/\"><b>financial management<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77e3f4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f77e3f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.furious-squad.com\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover Furious<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad2659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5ad2659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806daef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"806daef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1fc76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d1fc76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Margin rate types\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53eb4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b53eb4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's the difference between gross margin and net margin?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607dc4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"607dc4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gross margin rate represents the percentage of profit made after deduction of the costs of production or purchase of products sold, in relation to sales generated. This rate is crucial, as it reflects the efficiency with which a company produces and sells its products at a price higher than their cost. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>net margin <\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allows you to see how much profit remains for your company after all its expenses have been paid. As for the <\/span> <b> gross margin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This indicates whether the company has made a profit on its sales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These two types of margins provide distinct information:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L<\/span><b>he gross margin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reveals profitability per unit sold.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> net margin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reflects the company&#8217;s overall profitability.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>As such, the data used for the calculations differ:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> gross margin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is calculated by taking into account <\/span><b>amounts incl. VAT<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  (including VAT) of products or services. It is expressed in monetary units <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> net margin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is based on<\/span><b> amounts excl. <\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(excluding VAT), taking into account all costs associated with the sale. It is expressed as a percentage. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f6ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59f6ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to calculate gross margin?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e954c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34e954c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For <\/span><b>calculate gross margin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">use the following formula:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gross margin = selling price (excl. VAT) &#8211; purchase cost.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a company produces bags with a production price of \u20ac100 and a selling price of \u20ac200, the gross margin would be \u20ac100.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb64f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfb64f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to calculate net margin?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd3aed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd3aed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For <\/span><b>calculate net margin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">use the following formula:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Net margin rate = net margin \/ purchase price excl. tax = (sale price excl. tax &#8211; cost price excl. tax) \/ purchase price excl. tax.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good to know: the <\/span><b>cost price<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  includes all the costs involved in manufacturing a product or providing a service. In the case of a purchase\/resale activity, it simply corresponds to the purchase price of the product. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example: Suppose a company specializing in the purchase and resale of bed linen buys its sheets for 50 euros excluding VAT and resells them for 100 euros excluding VAT (the price excluding VAT being the selling price excluding VAT).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To determine your <\/span><b>net margin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the entrepreneur calculates :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">net margin = 100 euros &#8211; 50 euros = 50 euros<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, the company makes a net profit of 50 euros on each sheet sold.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ad880 elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-review--has-separator elementor--star-style-star_fontawesome elementor-widget elementor-widget-reviews\" data-id=\"35ad880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"reviews.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Diapositives\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial elementor-repeater-item-6081beb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.furious-squad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Amaury-BATAILLE-Directeur-General-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amaury Bataille, Managing Director, Monet + Associ\u00e9s Group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Amaury Bataille, Managing Director, Monet + Associ\u00e9s Group<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__icon elementor-icon elementor-icon-\" aria-label=\"Read More\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWe've switched to gross margin per business unit. This is the key KPI that enables us to ensure that production sold to our customers is sufficient to absorb the costs of our business units. \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fca28b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5fca28b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb94e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb94e41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Optimizing margins<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db064b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db064b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much margin do you need to be profitable?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98cd73d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98cd73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a company to be profitable, its<\/span><b> margin rate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">must be high enough to cover not only the cost of goods sold, but also all operating expenses. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> ideal margin rate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">varies from one business sector to another, but a minimum of 30% is generally recommended to guarantee long-term profitability:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail: Margins are often lower, around 10-20%, due to strong competition.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology: Can reach 40-60% thanks to relatively low production costs after initial development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Services: Margins can be high, sometimes up to 50% or more, especially if the service offers unique added value.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615e063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"615e063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much margin do agencies need to be profitable?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac2ab5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac2ab5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>gross margin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is more crucial than ever in a context where the agency model has evolved, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic. With the rise of one-off projects in the face of recurring contracts, pressure on margins has intensified. Budgets are shrinking, and decisions are shifting to purchasing departments, making negotiations tougher and imposing strict referencing to collaborate with major advertisers.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To remain competitive, an agency should aim for a gross margin of 35 to 40%. For example, for a budget of \u20ac200K, expect a margin of \u20ac70-80K, with the remainder allocated to production. Internalizing production or integrating freelancers can optimize this margin, while responding flexibly to customer requirements. In this context, adjusting the scope of work to offer &#8220;less for more&#8221; can also be an effective strategy.   <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75f679a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75f679a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to increase your margin?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c23cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4c23cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furious-squad.com\/en\/calculate-increase-margins-communications-agency-consultancy\/\"><b>How to increase your margins?<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;This is probably one of the most frequently asked questions. If you find that your <\/span> <b> margin rate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is lower than that of your competitors in a similar sector, several strategies can help you improve it:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase<\/span><b> selling prices <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evaluate the market to determine whether a price increase is possible without harming your customers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduce <\/span><b>production costs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Identify ways of making production more efficient or purchasing materials at lower cost, while maintaining quality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optimize the supply chain: Reduce logistics costs by renegotiating contracts with your suppliers or optimizing delivery routes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simplify business operations: streamline internal processes to reduce costs and increase overall efficiency.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62816ad elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"62816ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<i>We have set up a purchasing management system that gives us an overview of gross margin profitability for each project, and enables us to monitor it automatically.\nWe are now able to aggregate our gross margin estimates for both actual and forecast sales, enabling us to steer our business.<\/i>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Amaury Bataille, Managing Director, Monet + Associ\u00e9s Group<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099faa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"099faa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Techniques for improving sales margins\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9074bc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9074bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To boost your <\/span><b>sales margin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here are a few strategies:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Customer segmentation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Segmentation: Identify and focus on the most profitable customers, offering them the right products and services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cross-selling and upselling<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Increase average transaction value by offering complementary products or upgraded versions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>By implementing these techniques, you can <\/span><b>increase your company&#8217;s sales margin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">improving your company&#8217;s financial strength and ability to invest in growth.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099ffb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"099ffb8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4018eec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4018eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Real-time margin monitoring with Furious<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a785c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a785c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Calculate your margin rate  <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in isolation brings little value. It&#8217;s essential for every entrepreneur to monitor this rate on a regular basis, whether monthly or annually. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb2535 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfb2535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compare your<\/span><b> margin rate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  with those of your competitors in the same sector. What&#8217;s more, by comparing it with your past margins, you can track the evolution of your performance. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can do this yourself, or be accompanied. If you need help with your bookkeeping, you can use a <\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furious-squad.com\/outil-de-gestion-equipe-et-projets\/\">management software<\/a> like Furious<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which also offers real-time tracking. The result? 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