Total average assets is used to determine activity ratios and, when multiplied by the profit margin on sales, provides better insight into the profitability of a company.

平均资产总额被用于确定活动比率，当乘以销售利润率时，可以更深入地显示出公司盈利能力。

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In 2005 profit before interest and tax was around EURO398m on sales of EURO2.4 billion, with a gross trading margin of more than 50%, about the highest in the business.

2005年未扣除利息和税负的利润大约是3.98亿欧元，销售额是24亿欧元。毛销售利润率超过50%，这大概是行业最高的。

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This platform is offered on Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud-computing model to help businesses increase their sales while managing costs to enhance their profit margin.

该平台建立在服务性软件(SaaS)云计算基础上，帮助企业控制成本、增加销量、提高利润率。

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The drop is easy to arrive at simply as the multiple of some modest lowering of Apple's expected sales growth and some modest lowering of its expected profit margin on those sales.

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Gross margin is a company's profit on sales before factoring in all costs, such as interest and taxes.

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While Apple likely makes less money on sales of older iPhone models, the profit margin is likely similar, said ISI Group analyst Brian Marshall.

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