BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Normal Profit
- the minimum level of profit that will attract an entrepreneur to begin a business or remain trading
Additional Resources
- Hasbro third-quarter profit rises 8.8 percent
- NEW YORK - Sales of toys tied to the "G.I. Joe" and "Transformers" movies and cost-cutting drive a third-quarter profit increase for Hasbro. But perhaps more significant are early signs of a pickup in toy sales as the crucial holiday season approaches. Other strong sellers in the third quarter included...
- News items 2009-10-19
- Slower Growth Ahead? Meet the New Normal, Same as the Old Normal
- The recession's darkest days may be drawing to a close, but that does not assure a bright future. The woes of the financial system and the credit, stock, housing and job markets have traumatized the economy so much, in the view of many economists and market strategists, that the average...
- Blog posts 2009-06-22
- Phil Fisher on Profit Margins, Part II
- Joe Ponzio submits: As I mentioned in this post, three of Phil Fisher's 15 Points to Look For in a Common Stock are directly related to profit margins. Companies with slim profit margins often feel tough economic or business cycles more vehemently than those with fat margins. Of course,...
- External links 2008-08-01
- How to Survive in the Non-Profit Workplace
- Dear Ron, I just moved to a non-profit organization from the corporate world and I'm afraid I've made a terrible decision. Even though it's a cause I believe in, I feel like I don't fit in and am having a hard time figuring out how to get anything done...
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- Wal-Mart profit beats forecast, but sales fall
- NEW YORK - Tighter inventory controls helped Wal-Mart Stores Inc. earn more than Wall Street forecast in its second quarter, but the key barometer of same-stores sales fell at the world's largest retailer — a worrisome confirmation of broad weakness in consumer spending. Wal-Mart boosted the low end of its...
- News items 2009-08-13
- Flight Centre confirms profit struggle
- Steve Jones Flight Centre has reported a pre-tax profit of $99.8 million, reduced to $40.4m on the back of one-off costs and write-downs. Including the one-off asset impairment and write-downs, the retailer reported an after-tax profit of $38.2m, down 72% on the previous year. Total Transactional Value in Australia fell...
- News items 2009-08-24
- Muhammad Yunus: Capitalism is Half-Baked
- In “Creating a World Without Poverty,†Muhammad Yunus has written a dangerous book. Not so much for his goal â€" that’s merely outlandish, since most people expect the poor will always be. Besides, Yunus knows how to make audacious ideas real â€" he created Grameen Bank to bring financial...
- Blog posts 2008-01-09
- Utility Puget Energy Sees Profit Climb As Seattle-Area Temperatures Dip.
- By Drew DeSilver, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28--Lower temperatures translated into higher profit for Puget Energy, which reported its first-quarter financial results yesterday. The parent company of Puget Sound Energy said more-normal weather in the ...
- Research articles 2004-04-28
- HP Triples Stock Buyback Plan, Profit Up 14 Percent
- By Gabriel MadwaySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co HPQ tripled the size of its share repurchase program to $12 billion as China sales and better profit margins on its services boosted quarterly earnings.The fiscal fourth-quarter results released on Monday were in line with preliminary figures that HP gave two weeks...
- News items 2009-11-23
- Compass Full-year Pretax Profit Up 33 Pct
- By Matt ScuffhamLONDON (Reuters UK) - Compass Group Plc CPG, the world's biggest caterer, reported a 33 percent rise in full-year pretax profit, at the top end of market expectations, on the back of new business wins, a weak pound, and cost cutting.The company, which feeds office and factory workers,...
- News items 2009-11-25
- STRONG BUSINESS MOVES HASEKO TO PAY NORMAL RATES ON BANK LOANS.
- TOKYO, Sept 2 Asia Pulse - Expecting a record profit this fiscal year, major condominium developer Haseko Corp. (TSE:1808) has told 27 banks that it is ready to pay normal interest rates on loans from creditors that have offered special low rates as part of their bailout package for the...
- Research articles 2004-09-02
- Wheat Watch: Profit-Taking To Weigh On CBOT Wheat.
- Winnipeg, MB, May 05, 2004 Resource News International via COMTEX Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures are called 1 to 2 US cents per bushel lower at Wednesday's open. Profit-taking is expected to weigh on the market after Tuesday's rally. However, forecasts for hot,...
- Research articles 2004-05-05
- SMEs push profit along at a nice clip.
- Aug 07, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Australia's biggest office products supplier, Corporate Express CE, maintained flat profits in 2002-03. Net profit came in at $A21.54 million, compared with $A21.38 million previously. MD, Grant Harrod, said on 7 August 2003...
- Research articles 2003-08-07
- Cisco Q1: profit drops, but Chambers is confident of recovery
- On the surface, Cisco's Q1 earnings leave a lot to be desired. The company reported that its first quarter sales of $9.0 billion were a 13 percent year over year decline. Company GAAP net income was also down to $1.8 billion, a 19 percent year over year decline. ...
- News items 2009-11-06
- ShopKo profit rises 5 percent in period. (Shopko Stores Inc.; first quarter 1992 profits) (Brief Article)
- GREEN BAY, Wis. FNS -- ShopKo Stores, Inc., a discount chain, reported first-quarter profits edged up 5.1 percent as sales gained 2.8 percent. The discounter earned $10.9 million, or 34 cents a share, in the quarter ended June 20, versus $10.4 million a...
- Research articles 1992-06-26
- Returning to normal this year.
- Byline: Eric Johnston Mar 14, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The strength of the February/March 2006 Australian corporate reporting season failed to prevent a change...
- Research articles 2006-03-14
- Profit Slowdown at Fore Systems Sends Stock to 30-Month Low.(Originated from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- Apr. 2--Fore Systems lived up to its name yesterday, as its stock price careened out of control like a badly hit golf ball on reports of slowing sales and stiffer competition. Its shares closed at 13 1/16, down 1 15/16, after reaching...
- Research articles 1997-04-02
- Northbridge Financial Corporation: Third Quarter Financial Results, Dividend Declaration and Normal Course Issuer Bid
- (Note: All dollar amounts in this news release are expressed in Canadian dollars) Northbridge Financial Corporation (TSX: NB) today announced net earnings of $53.9 million ($1.06 per share) for the third quarter of 2007, which compares to net earnings of $30.9 million ($0.61 per share) for the third quarter...
- Research articles 2007-11-01
- Northbridge Financial Corporation: Third Quarter Financial Results, Dividend Declaration and Normal Course Issuer Bid.
- TORONTO, ONTARIO, Nov 1, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- (Note: All dollar amounts in this news release are expressed in Canadian dollars) Northbridge Financial Corporation (TSX:NB) today announced net earnings of $53.9 million ($1.06 per share) for the third quarter of 2007, which compares...
- Research articles 2007-11-01
- Torstar Announces First Quarter Results And A Normal Course Issuer Bid.
- TORONTO, ONTARIO, May 5, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX Torstar Corporation today announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. Net income was $23.0 million in the first quarter, down $2.1 million from the first quarter in 2003. A 20.3%...
- Research articles 2004-05-05
