Brian Beers is a digital editor, writer, Emmy-nominated producer, and content expert with 15+ years of experience writing about corporate finance & accounting, fundamental analysis, and investing.

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Profit margin and markup are accounting ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Confusion frequently surrounds the meaning of gross margin and markup, probably because they are two different ways of expressing the ...