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(PBIT). A measure of the operating profitability of a business, before taking account of the effects of either:
(PBIT).  


i. The chosen capital structure; or
A measure of the operating profitability of a business, before taking account of the effects of either:
ii. Taxation.
 
#The chosen capital structure; or
#Taxation.
 
 
The purpose of the PBIT measure is to facilitate comparability of underlying businesses, cleaned of any distortions caused by different capital structures or different tax positions.


The purpose of the measure being to facilitate comparability of underlying businesses.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Capital structure]]
* [[Earnings]]
* [[Gross profit]]
* [[Interest cover]]
* [[Interest cover]]
* [[Net operating profit after tax]]
* [[Net operating profit after tax]]
* [[Net profit]]
* [[Operating profit]]
* [[Return on capital employed]]
* [[Return on capital employed]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]

Latest revision as of 23:22, 30 December 2020

(PBIT).

A measure of the operating profitability of a business, before taking account of the effects of either:

  1. The chosen capital structure; or
  2. Taxation.


The purpose of the PBIT measure is to facilitate comparability of underlying businesses, cleaned of any distortions caused by different capital structures or different tax positions.


See also