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| 1. ''Shareholder profits.'' | | A percentage point is 1%, or 100 basis points. |
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| In relation to a UK firm, its profits available for distribution to ordinary shareholders.
| | An increase of 3%, say from 2% to 5%, is an increase of three percentage points, or 300 basis points. |
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| Also known as Net Profit.
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| 2. ''Profits.'' | |
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| In relation to firms more generally, their profits.
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| 3. ''Income.''
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| Any stream of income or profits, for example interest earnings.
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| 4. ''Earned income.''
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| In relation to individuals, their earned income, for example salary.
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| Distinguished from their investment income and their capital gains. This distinction is important in relation to individual taxation, and in relation to pensions.
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| == See also == | | == See also == |
| * [[Diluted earnings per share]] | | * [[Basis point]] |
| * [[Distribution]]
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| * [[Dividend payout ratio]]
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| * [[Earnings cap]]
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| * [[Earnings multiples]]
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| * [[Earnings per share]]
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| * [[EBIT]]
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| * [[EBITDA]]
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| * [[Interest]]
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| * [[Lower earnings limit]]
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| * [[Multiples valuation]]
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| * [[Net profit]]
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| * [[Owner earnings]]
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| * [[Profit after tax]
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| * [[Price to earnings ratio]]
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| * [[Shareholders cash flow]]
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| [[Category:The_business_context]]
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Revision as of 16:17, 9 August 2016
A percentage point is 1%, or 100 basis points.
An increase of 3%, say from 2% to 5%, is an increase of three percentage points, or 300 basis points.
See also
