BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Profit
- the difference between the selling price and the purchase price of a security or financial instrument when the selling price is higher
Wiktionary Definition for: Profit
- #The money or other benefit an organisation or individual makes. Total income or cash flow minus expenditures and taxes.
- #To gain profit, to get something valuable
- Noun profit, benefit
- Ex: ''Il a su tirer '''profit''' de ses connaissances.''
- Ex:: ''He managed to take advantage of his knowledge.''
Additional Resources
- Assessing a Profit and Loss Account
- A profit and loss account (P&L) is a statement of sales income and expenditure over a specified period, and any profits or losses made. Essentially, the profit or loss is the difference between the money that comes in and the money that goes out. A P&L account does not show...
- Articles 2007-07-05
- ANZ posts $3.38 billion cash profit, says credit quality has stabilised
- By a staff reporter, with AAP/Reuters Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd ANZ says credit quality has stabilised but the bad debt cycle will likely continue into the current year, as it posted a 12 per cent rise in cash profit for 2009, exceeding market forecasts. The bank recorded...
- News items 2009-10-28
- Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work
- What drives growth and profitability in a service business? Highly satisfied customers. And to keep those customers profitable, you need to manage all the aspects of your operation that affect customer satisfaction--what the authors call the...
- Articles 2008-07-18
- Suncorp posts $348 million net profit
- By a staff reporter, with AAP Suncorp-Metway Ltd says it will focus on its core banking and insurance divisions this financial year, as it recorded a substantial drop in net profit on volatile investment and credit markets, and major insurance claims. The regional lender and insurer posted a net profit...
- News items 2009-08-24
- Costs, Commitment and Locality: A Comparison of For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Health Plans
- Following on the heels of the first national study demonstrating differences in the community benefits provided by not-for-profit and for-profit HMOs, this study of the New York State market shows significant differences between premiums, administrative overhead and commitment to safety net coverage between non-profit and for-profit health plans. This study...
- White papers 2004-01-28
- Does Non-Profit Media Have a Competitive Edge?
- Last night, here in New York City, the National Magazine Awards were announced. Among the usual suspects (The New Yorker, National Geographic, Vanity Fair, Atlantic, Rolling Stone) were several winners with an alternative business model. The non-profit Mother Jones won the award for general excellence in...
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- For-profit mail costs may rise.
- For-Profit Mail Costs May Rise PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.--For-profit insurance marketing companies that make non-profit mailings to members of non-profit organizations may be in for some whopping increases in mailing costs. The U.S. Postal Service is cFor-Profit Mail Costs May Rise ...
- Research articles 1990-08-20
- Did a Non-Profit Subsidize 60 Minutes?
- In early May, we asked the question, "Does Non-Profit Media Have a Competitive Edge?" This is proving to be an ever-more urgent question as conventional news companies continue to bleed money and jobs, spurring alternative business models to emerge. To cut to the quick, however, any advantages...
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- JB Hi-Fi profit leaps 45%, Shares flat after Wall Street dip: Economy Roundup
- Good news for the retail sector today, with electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi announcing it expects strong earnings growth in the next year with the announcement of a 45% increase in annual profit. The company recorded a full year net profit of $94.4 million for the 2008-09 year, and lifted its...
- News items 2009-08-11
- Numbers of note ; Profit earned by Exxon Mobil Corporation in 2007, the largest annual profit by the world's biggest publicly traded oil company.
- $40.6 billion (Rs 1.62 lakh crore): Profit earned by Exxon Mobil Corporation in 2007, the largest annual profit by the world's biggest publicly traded oil company. Exxon also set a US record for the biggest quarterly profit, posting a net income of $11.7 $40.6 billion (Rs 1.62 lakh crore): Profit...
- Research articles 2008-03-09
- Profit's motive - Eugene Profit of Profit Investment Management - Brief Article
- Eugene Profit culls value stocks with hidden growth potential In the long-running contest between growth and value stocks, growth has reigned supreme for most of this 10-year bull market. But value investor Eugene A. Profit, president of Profit Investment Management in Silver Spring, Maryland, has a twist to his...
- Research articles 2000-01-01
- Macquarie Forecasts 10% FY Profit Rise
- Macquarie Group Ltd has forecast full year profit to rise by about 10 per cent, but Australia's biggest investment bank remains cautious and has signalled any expansion will come in small steps.Macquarie said on Friday its fiscal 2010 second half profit was likely to be in line with the...
- News items 2009-10-30
- Ford Shares Soar After Surprise Profit
- By David Bailey and Soyoung KimDETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co F surprised Wall Street with a quarterly profit on Monday and raised its 2011 outlook to "solidly profitable," sending its shares up 5.7 percent in premarket trading.Ford, the only large U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy in 2009, said the...
- News items 2009-11-02
- Ford Shares Soar After Surprise Profit
- By David Bailey and Soyoung Kim DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co F surprised Wall Street with a quarterly profit on Monday and raised its 2011 outlook to "solidly profitable," sending its shares up 5.7 percent in premarket trading. Ford, the only large U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy in 2009,...
- News items 2009-11-02
- Ford Posts Surprise Profit
- By David Bailey and Soyoung KimDETROIT (Reuters UK) - Ford Motor Co F posted a $1 billion (610 million pound) quarterly profit on Monday, defying Wall Street forecasts of a loss, as it cut costs and gained market share, leading it to raise its 2011 outlook to "solidly profitable" from...
- News items 2009-11-02
- QBE posts record H1 profit of $1.02 billion
- By a staff reporter, with Reuters, AAP QBE Insurance Group Ltd says higher premiums and revenue from its soon-to-be-acquired Elders Ltd insurance assets are likely to boost profit in the year ahead, as the company posted a record net profit for the first half despite volatile global conditions. QBE recorded...
- News items 2009-08-19
- Upfront: Profit-Sharing and 401(k) Reality Check
- Companies that want to see how their profit sharing and 401k plans stack up can turn to the 47th annual survey of such plans sponsored by the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America PSCA. According to the report, the average company contribution is 4.4 percent of payroll. The highest company contributions...
- White papers 2004-11-01
- GE says 'humbug' to profit rumors.
- * "Profit warning? Nobody told us about a profit warning." That was the word coming out of General Electric Co. on Wednesday following rumors that it was about to come out with a profit warning. "Nothing could be further from t...
- Research articles 2000-11-27
- Amazon.com posts profit, loses euro heads
- After four years and roughly $3 billion in losses, Amazon.com stunned the investment community by reporting a net profit of $5 million in the fourth quarter of 2001. That's real profit, not the expense-excluding pro forma profit that Amazon.com was widelyAfter four years and roughly $3 billion in losses, Amazon.com...
- Research articles 2002-03-01
- Samsung says Q2'05 profit my go down
- Korean company Samsung has said that its operating profit will be lower in the second quarter of this year as compared to the operating profit in the first quarter of the year. According to the company its profit margin is under pressure because of the exKorean company Samsung has said...
- Research articles 2005-07-01
