operating profit

operating profit
The profit that a company makes before the deduction of interest and tax. Financial Services Glossary

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operating profit operating profit profit1

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   Profits from a company's ordinary revenue-producing activities, calculated before taxes and interest costs. Exact definitions vary from country to country. Also known as PBIT (profit before interest and tax) or trading profit.

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operating profit UK US noun [C or U] ACCOUNTING
a company's profit from its normal business activities, not including any earned from investments or sales of assets, calculated by taking operating expenses away from gross income : »

Last year, they made an operating profit of $17m on revenues of $1.54 billion.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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