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''Tax and accounting.'' | ''Tax and accounting.'' | ||
Profit after tax | Profit after tax. | ||
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''Tax and accounting.'' | |||
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders, being profit after tax less any preference dividends. | |||
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More generally, profit calculated after taking account of related expenses. | More generally, profit calculated after taking account of related expenses. | ||
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The alternative term ''net income'' may refer to | The alternative term ''net income'' may refer to any of the definitions of Net profit above. | ||
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* [[Net profit margin]] | * [[Net profit margin]] | ||
* [[Operating profit]] | * [[Operating profit]] | ||
* [[Preference dividend]] | |||
* [[Profit after tax]] | * [[Profit after tax]] | ||
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]] | [[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]] | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 3 February 2019
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Tax and accounting.
Profit after tax.
2.
Tax and accounting.
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders, being profit after tax less any preference dividends.
3.
More generally, profit calculated after taking account of related expenses.
Sometimes referred to informally as the bottom line because of its position at (or near) the bottom line of an Income statement.
The alternative term net income may refer to any of the definitions of Net profit above.
