The company's first-half profit quadrupled as network sales continued to boom.
announce/post/report first-half profits »The company posted first-half profits of £27m pre-tax, up from £12m last time.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
first-half, first-quarter profit — first half, first quarter, etc. profit ► profits for the first half, first quarter, etc. of a financial year: »The US entertainment giant showed how second quarter profits had more than doubled. Main Entry: ↑profit … Financial and business terms
first-half, first-quarter, etc. profit — ► profits for the first half, first quarter, etc. of a financial year: »The US entertainment giant showed how second quarter profits had more than doubled. Main Entry: ↑profit … Financial and business terms
first half — ˈfirst half adjective [only before a noun] ACCOUNTING FINANCE first half profits, losses, sales etc are ones made in the first six months of the financial year: • Shares in the UK electronics group increased in price after they reported a 41%… … Financial and business terms
first-half — ˈfirst half adjective [only before a noun] ACCOUNTING FINANCE first half profits, losses, sales etc are ones made in the first six months of the financial year: • Shares in the UK electronics group increased in price after they reported a 41%… … Financial and business terms
first quarter — ˌfirst ˈquarter adjective ACCOUNTING FINANCE first quarter profits, losses, sales etc are ones made in the first three months of the financial year: • The company has reported first quarter net profit down 17.4% at $1.2m on turnover that rose… … Financial and business terms
first-quarter — ˌfirst ˈquarter adjective ACCOUNTING FINANCE first quarter profits, losses, sales etc are ones made in the first three months of the financial year: • The company has reported first quarter net profit down 17.4% at $1.2m on turnover that rose… … Financial and business terms
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