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''Financial reporting.''

Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders is profit after tax, less any dividends payable to the holders of preference shares (preference dividends).

It is also known as Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders.


== See also ==
* [[Dividend]]
* [[Earnings]]
* [[Equity]]
* [[Preference shares]]
* [[Profit after tax]]
* [[Return on equity]]
* [[Return on shareholders funds]]

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[[Category:The_business_context]]