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ProfitRevenue minus cost. The amount one makes on a transaction.Profit Similar MatchesProfit marginProfit marginIndicator of profitability. The ratio of earnings available to stockholders to net sales. Determined by dividing net income by revenue for the same 12-month period. Result is shown as a percentage. Also known as net profit margin. Book profitBook profitThe cumulative book income plus any gain or loss on disposition of assets. Zero profitZero profitA situation in which profit in an industry is zero, usually as a result of free entry and exit. It may, if firms are not identical, refer only to the marginal firm. And it always means zero excess profit, not that all returns to capital invested in the industry are zero. Gross profit marginGross profit marginGross profit divided by sales, which is equal to each sales dollar left over after paying for the cost of goods sold. Net profit marginNet profit marginNet income divided by sales; the amount of each sales dollar left over after all expenses have been paid. Further SuggestionsPretax earnings or profitsoperating profit Gross profit Full with profit endowment Trading profit Profit forecast Profit taking profit taking profits warning Not for profit Excess profits tax Profitability ratios Excess profit paper profit Profit center net profit before tax (pre tax profit) profit sharing scheme net profit Profit Range Non profit endowment Unitised with profit endowment Accumulated profits tax pre tax profit profit margin Profit Table |
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