BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Turn A Profit
- to make a profit
Additional Resources
- Capitalism's final frontier: scientists must economize and find ways to turn a profit if they are to continue to probe space
- Scientists must economize and find ways to turn a profit if they are to continue to probe space. Space is an extremely expensive place. Slowly but surely, however, engineers with tight budgets are finding ways to cut costs. The Clementine satellite, which has provided the most detailed maps...
- Research articles 1997-07-21
- 7 Ways To Turn A Profit Online
- From the executive summary: ‘Going online can be a great adventure and a lot of fun for any small business. However, if one wants a Web site to be more than a hobby, one should put some thought into how to make it profitable. No matter what a business is,...
- White papers 2003-06-02
- Expect Manhattan to show a profit after two years in red. (Manhattan Industries)
- Expect Manhattan to Show a Profit After Two Years in Red NEW YORK FNS -- Manhattan Industries is a dramatically slimmed-down company that should turn a profit this year after two years of losses. Interviewed late last year. Laurence Leeds, Manhattan's chairman and...
- Research articles 1988-02-03
- Agents doubt Airlines' ability to turn a profit by summer. (In the News).(January airline traffic drops)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- WASHINGTON--Predictions by a plethora of airline CEOs that the domestic airline industry will be able to post a profit by the summer has been cast in doubt by agents, still the main sellers of airline inventory across the U.S. Travel retailers cite security delays, the continued...
- Research articles 2002-02-11
- 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
- ERICSSON CEO VOWS TO MAKE PROFIT NEXT YEAR AT SHANGHAI MEETING.
- SHANGHAI, Sept 24 Asia Pulse - Ericsson CEO and president Kurt Hellstrom said the telecommunication company expects to turn a profit sometime next year as the whole industry looks forward to favorable long-term growth. SHANGHAI, Sept 24 Asia Pulse - Ericsson CEO and president...
- Research articles 2002-09-24
- Troy, Mich.-Based Kmart Turns Profit in Fourth Quarter.(Originated from Detroit Free Press)
- Mar. 6--Floyd Hall, the man Kmart Corp. directors hired in mid-1995 to revive the faltering company, promised last spring that Kmart would turn a profit in 1996. Mar. 6--Floyd Hall, the man Kmart Corp. directors hired in mid-1995 to revive the...
- Research articles 1997-03-06
- 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
- Prison Labor As A Money Making Enterprise
- Both the Federal Government and some states use the readily available labor force of people in their prison systems to do contract work. In fact for the U.S. government contracts the Federal Prison Industry FPI company has priority for contracts. Often they can undercut a normal company as...
- Blog posts 2009-06-10
- AA's Kansas City maintenance & engineering base sets goal to achieve $150 million in value creation by end of 2007; Joint team of TWU and American Airlines management working together to turn base into a profit center and secure its future success.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-10 February 2006-American Airlines: AA's Kansas City maintenance & engineering base sets goal to achieve $150 million in value creation by end of 2007; Joint team of TWU and American Airlines management working together to turn base into a profit center and secure its future...
- Research articles 2006-02-10
- Bigger Burgers, Lower Expenses help CKE Restaurants Turn Profit.
- By Maria Zate, Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 26--In the fast-food world dominated by giants dishing out burgers for a buck, CKE Restaurants has managed to set itself apart by successfully getting customers to pay a little more...
- Research articles 2003-10-26
- Southwest to Share Its Profit Again.
- By Terry Maxon, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--Southwest Airlines Co. workers helped their employer turn a profit in 2001, a year in which almost every other carrier reported huge losses. Soon, the employees will...
- Research articles 2002-03-14
- Capitalizing on brand name, Principal Bank turns first profit
- Principal Bank, the Des Moinesbased virtual bank of the Principal Financial Group, finished 1999 with a profitable quarter, its first since opening 20 months ago. The bank earned a profit in excess of $40,000 for the fourth quarter. At year-end, the bank had $113 million in assets, $87 million in...
- Research articles 2000-02-05
- Contrary opinions: the captain of clipper fund isn't afraid to turn his ship toward controversy. (Insider Interview).(Clipper has good long-term track records in mutual funds sector )
- LOOK, WE are not suggesting that you invest in Clipper fund just so you can get its quarterly report in the mail. But if you do, it would be a fine fringe benefit of becoming an investment partner of lead manager James Gipson. He can turn a...
- Research articles 2003-03-22
- United reorganization plan projects Chapter 11 exit by Feb. 1, profit in '06
- United Airlines Wednesday issued its long-awaited reorganization plan, predicting it will exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by Feb. 1 and turn a profit in 2006. The plan by the USA's No.2 airline, filed in a Chicago bankruptcy court, signals what could be the beginning of the end of United's...
- Research articles 2005-09-08
- So, What's The Backup Plan For Insurers To Turn A Profit?(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
- When a large property-casualty insurer rolled out a new and improved strategic plan last month, one of the goals was to achieve a combined ratio of 102.5 by 2003. The plan was met with rave reviews from investors, who pushed the firm's stock up 16 percent on...
- Research articles 2001-07-23
- Bradenton, Fla., Human Resources Firm Predicts Profit Next Year.
- By Christopher Cole, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 26--BRADENTON, Fla.--Gevity HR expects to turn a profit next year, following a loss of up to 36 cents per share this year from higher insurance costs, office openings and turnover in its...
- Research articles 2001-10-26
- Rose's conquers the odds by posting profit in 4Q - Rose's Stores
- HENDERSON, N.C. -- Rose's Stores has done what few in the industry thought it would ever do again: turn a profit. Net income is still in the red, but accounting policy changes enabled Rose's to report positive operating profits for the fourth quarter and year-end 1991. At the same...
- Research articles 1992-05-18
- Valence Technology Needs a Recharge
- The Company: Valence Technology, a manufacturer of lithium-phosphate batteries The Filing: Form DEF 14A filed with the SEC on July 29, 2008 The Finding: Valence Technology claims that more than 100 companies are testing or have implemented its energy storage technology. The only way the lithium-battery...
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Longmont, Colo.-Based Organic Dairy Reports Loss, Anticipates Profit.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 6--Longmont-based Horizon Organic Dairy Inc., which began trading on the Nasdaq exchange in early July, reported a net loss in the second quarter of $93,000, or a loss of 2 cents per share, compared with the loss of $276,000, or a...
- Research articles 1998-08-06
