Net profit

1. 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.

See also

• Bottom line
• Earnings
• Gross profit
• Income statement
• Net profit margin
• Operating profit
• Preference dividend
• Profit after tax