These events have an average profit margin of 83% and account for nearly three-quarters of contributions.
The top 10 techs in the market are sporting an average profit margin of nearly 26%.
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That compares with an average net profit margin of just over 5 percent in 2011 and a recessionary low average of 2.7 percent in 2009.
For the most recent six months, HP's 10.7% average pretax profit margin in services exceeds IBM's 9.7%.
They have an average net profit margin of 7.6 percent, which is improved from 4.6 percent a year earlier.
Bierman said the healthy increase in the average net profit margin shown in the Sageworks data could allow companies to absorb some of the additional labor costs, if necessary.
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Average net profit margin, meanwhile, was 5. 1 percent in the period ended January, compared with 1.8 percent a year earlier and unchanged from the period using statements filed through December.
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Marginal cost begins to exceed average cost, creating a profit margin despite competitive pressure to price to marginal cost.
Although we expect IBM to maintain its high margins given the strength of its GBS business, a contraction in GBS profit margin in the future to historical average of rate of 12.5% would result in downside of 5% to the Trefis price estimate.
The average private company had a 7.6 percent net profit margin for the period, compared to 4.6 percent a year earlier.
The result of its analysis is that Apple earns a 43% gross profit on the Mini below its average gross margin of 43.9%.
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Meanwhile, the average private company had a 7.3 percent net profit margin, based on financial statements from the six months ended March 2013, compared to 4.5 percent a year earlier.
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The daily average export volume increased 7.2% internationally and the profit margin dropped to 15.4% from 16.2%.
The sales growth is slightly lower than the 10.2 percent average annual growth for statements filed in the six months ended January 2012, but net profit margin is better than the 4.6 percent margin among statements in that period.
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