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Profit

Revenue minus cost. The amount one makes on a transaction.



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Profitability ratios

Profitability ratios

Ratios that focus on how well a firm is performing. Profit margins measure performance with relation to sales. Rate of return ratios measure performance relative to some measure of size of the investment.


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.


Profit shifting

Profit shifting

The use of government policies to alter the outcome of international oligopolistic competition so as to increase the profits of domestic firms at the expense of foreign firms. This is a key element of strategic trade policy.


Profit Graph

Profit Graph

A graphical representation of the potential outcomes of a strategy. Dollars of profit or loss are graphed on the vertical axis, and various stock prices are graphed on the horizontal axis. Results may be depicted at any point in time, although the graph usually depicts the results at expiration of the options involved in the strategy.


Paper profit

Paper profit

A profit which would become real if the shares held were sold at their current price.


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gross profit
Gross profit
Profit forecast
profit taking
Excess profits tax
Realized profit (or loss)
Profit sharing plan
Profit margin
net profit after tax
Gross profit margin
profit and loss statement (P&L)
Profit taking
Net profit margin
Profit Table
Profit maximizing
unitised with profits
Directly Unproductive Profit-Seeking Activities
Profit center
Operating profit margin
net profit before tax (pre tax profit)
Profitability index
Zero profit
operating profit
Trading profit
net profit


 
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