profits warning

profits warning
profits warning ˈprofits ˌwarning noun [countable usually singular] especially BrE
FINANCE an occasion when a company announces that its profit for a particular period of time will be less than expected:

• The company issued a profits warning in May, telling investors that first-quarter numbers would miss forecasts.

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profits warning UK US (also profit warning) noun [C]
► FINANCE an announcement made by a public company that profits in a particular period will be less than expected: a severe/shock profits warning »

In a shock profits warning the company said its retail business would post a substantial loss this year.

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The American consumer-goods firm also issued a profits warning, its third since March.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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