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> Divide a company's income by its revenue If I'm a person who believes income is the same thing as revenue, how would you explain this division to me in a way I'd understand? Or does "income" in this case mean "profit"?
> For some volume of sales that comes into the business, it gives an idea of what percentage is left as cash in the end.
> Divide a company's income by its revenue If I'm a person who believes income is the same thing as revenue, how would you explain this division to me in a way I'd understand? Or does "income" in this case mean "profit"?
There is gross income, which is roughly sales (revenue) minus the direct costs of those sales. There is net income, which is the money left over after also accounting for other costs, like fixed overheads and marketing.
> Divide a company's income by its revenue If I'm a person who believes income is the same thing as revenue, how would you explain this division to me in a way I'd understand? Or does "income" in this case mean "profit"?
This is an excellent article, but the graph is unreadable on mobile even with a relatively large screen.
> Appendix
> The by-category margins are repeated in this table.
> Country Median Margin Average Margin Sample Size > South Africa 28.86% 82.37% 7
How can the average be 82% with a median being 28% without having one that is above 100%?
> Divide a company's income by its revenue If I'm a person who believes income is the same thing as revenue, how would you explain this division to me in a way I'd understand? Or does "income" in this case mean "profit"?
> Divide a company's income by its revenue If I'm a person who believes income is the same thing as revenue, how would you explain this division to me in a way I'd understand? Or does "income" in this case mean "profit"?
I found different definitions, but it seems net profit = net income.
> Divide a company's income by its revenue If I'm a person who believes income is the same thing as revenue, how would you explain this division to me in a way I'd understand? Or does "income" in this case mean "profit"?
I stumbled over this sentence in the same way. And drew the same conclusion: the author uses "income" to mean "profit"
I like your style - clear, on point, and no attempts to sell me anything. It’s honestly refreshing to read
There is another aspect to this, "Can the margins scale?" https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/newsletters/2025-11-13/bla...
I found the per calculation highly suspicious, especially the first row: > Country Median Margin Average Margin Sample Size > South Africa 28.86% 82.37% 7 How can the average be 82% with a median being 28% without having one that is above 100%?