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One metric that investors use to evaluate companies and industries is profit margin, which speaks of the company's ability to manage its cost and effectively price its products. In May 2015, the profit margin for companies in the food and beverage sector ranged from -24.1% to 24%. The average profit margin was 5.2%.Profit margin is calculated as net income divided by the company's total revenues.n May 2015, the profit margin for companies in the food and beverage sector ranged from -24.1% to 24%. The average profit margin was 5.2%.
In addition, CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC has also vastly surpassed the industry average cash flow growth rate of -94.32%. 36.93% is the gross profit margin for CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC which we consider to be strong. Regardless of CYT's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, the net profit margin of 10.76% trails the industry average.