6.69200E+12 $0.54905 COGS
2.79314E+12 $0.22917 SGA + R&D + Marketing
5.77263E+11 $0.04736 DEP/AMOR
1.30299E+12 $0.10691 INT
2.88004E+11 $0.02363 TAX
1.16534E+13 $0.95612 TOTAL COSTS
5.34865E+11 $0.04388 NET INCOME
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I analyzed 326 profitable companies from the S&P 500 Index. I discovered that their total revenues is ~$12.2T, and the total net income is $535B, which amounts to a 4.4% net profit margins.
By far, the biggest expenses for a corporation are: COGS, SGA/R&D/ Marketing, Interest Expense, DEPRECIATION/AMORTIZATION, Tax.
I'd like to do the same sort of analysis with non-profitable corporations as well. Their tax rate is 0%. I'd like to analyze why are they unprofitable (high interest payments? Depreciation/ Amortization? High COGS? etc.).