Total average assets is used to determine activity ratios and, when multiplied by the profit marginonsales, 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 onsales of EURO2.4 billion, with a gross trading margin of more than 50%, about the highest in the business.
Since petrol prices first rose above $3 a gallon in 2005 Detroit has been trying to reconquer the modest car market instead of relying onsales of expensive, high-margin SUVs and other gas-guzzlers.