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Not for profit

An organization established for charitable, humanitarian, or educational purposes that is exempt from some taxes and in which no one in profits or losses.



Not for profit

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Profit sharing plan

Profit sharing plan

An incentive system providing that employees share in company profits through a cash fund or a deferred plan used to buy stock or bonds.


Net profit margin

Net profit margin

Net income divided by sales; the amount of each sales dollar left over after all expenses have been paid.


Profits warning

Profits warning

If a quoted company expects its profits figure to be lower than the consensus forecast of analysts who follow the stock, the directors are required to issue a profits warning. The warning is released via the Stock Exchange to ensure that all investors have access to the news at the same time.


Profit margin

Profit margin

Operating profit as a percentage of sales (or turnover). To calculate profit margin, multiply operating profit by 100, and divide the result by turnover.Example: Company X made an operating profit of £500m on a turnover of £3,000m. Profit margin was therefore (500 x 100) / 3000= 16.66%Profit margin tells you about the underlying profitability of a company's trading activities, not whether it is actually making money for shareholders. Note that it is calculated before taking account of interest charges or tax.


Directly Unproductive Profit-Seeking Activities

Directly Unproductive Profit-Seeking Activities

Activities that have no direct productive purpose (neither increasing consumer utility nor contributing to production of a good or service that would increase utility) and are motivated by the desire to make profit, typically from market distortions created by government policies. Examples are rent seeking and revenue seeking. Term coined by Bhagwati (1982).


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net profit before tax (pre tax profit)
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Operating profit margin
unitised with profits
operating profit
Trading profit
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