# Margin Percentage
** Inventory > Analysis > Margin Percentage**
The margin expresses profit as a percentage over the stock items.
Margin percentage is a direct reflection on how well the business is performing
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Search - the user must select the either the Supplier or Item Code when searching for margin percentage,
otherwise the system will take long to search all the items on the system if nothing has been selected.
Date From – search by selecting the date from and the date to, in order to avoid long search
GRV – search by entering GRV number
Order By – search by selecting from the drop down arrow the desired Criteria.
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Supplier Cost Tab shows a list of posted supplier cost details according to the selection made on Basic Tab
System Cost Tab shows a list of posted system cost details according to the selection made on Basic Tab
User Cost Tab shows a list of posted user cost details according to the selection made on Basic Tab
Export – to export the current margin percentage item into an xcel spread sheet
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