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	Early birds on profit track
		Net profits of 106 companies, which have declared their results so far for the July-September quarter, have grown by 64.05 per cent even though they have suffered a marginal slowdown in sales growth at 19.83 per cent.
		These 85 companies have posted a net profit growth rate of 52.02 per cent during the second quarter of the current financial year -- substantially higher than their collective net profit growth of 31.52 per cent in the same quarter in 2004-05.
		The 2006 second-quarter profit growth rate of this set of companies is higher than all the preceding four quarters except for the quarter ended March 2005, when their profit growth was 69.90 per cent.
	www.rediff.com /money/2005/oct/17profit.htm (426 words)

	net profit margin Definition
		Net profit divided by net revenues, often expressed as a percentage.
		The net profit margin is a good way of comparing companies in the same industry, since such companies are generally subject to similar business conditions.
		However, the net profit margins are also a good way to to compare companies in different industries in order to gauge which industries are relatively more profitable.
	www.investorwords.com /3260/net_profit_margin.html (223 words)

	Fool.com: Notes on the Margin [Foolish 8] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Foolish 8 screen dealing with net profit margins requires a level of 7% or greater, which is actually a pretty high hurdle.
		Finally, it must be stated that the net profit margin, despite the term itself, cannot always be viewed as the final arbiter of a company's underlying profitability.
		For small companies, the net profit margin is one of the most important levers for determining bottom line profit generation.
	www.fool.com /foolish8/2000/foolish8001208.htm (977 words)

	ING Group Operating Net Profit Increases 33.0% in 2004
		Net profit rose 47.6% to EUR 5,968 million, lifted by EUR 579 million in realised capital gains on equities in 2004 compared with realised capital losses on equities of EUR 10 million in 2003.
		The increase was driven by a 48.1% increase in operating net profit from insurance, which included a gain of EUR 249 million on the IPO in Canada, higher realised capital gains on the sale of real estate, higher gains on the private equity portfolio in the U.S. and improved technical life results.
		Operating net profit from banking declined 20.8% to EUR 476 million in the fourth quarter, from EUR 601 million in the third quarter of 2004, as a result of one-off items as well as lower income and higher operating expenses.
	www.primezone.com /newsroom/?d=72935 (2496 words)

	Publishing
		Net sales after returns is often referred to as "sell-through," and the industry average for returns is 21 percent.
		Gross profit is an important figure because it tells you how much it cost the company to produce net sales.
		Focusing on gross profit, rather than on net profit, can often be the key to increase a company’s profit picture.
	www.bizmark.net /publishing.htm (1322 words)

	What is Profit?
		Profit is basically defined as revenue minus costs.
		Businesses want more profit as it can be used to expand the business (see internal sources of finance) or to reward owners/shareholders.
		We can use the profit and loss account to focus on the activities of the business and consider what might be causing problems and what could be done to solve them.
	www.teachnet-lab.org /london/dsalbstein/profit/profit.htm (611 words)

	Net Income - NI
		Net income is calculated by taking revenues and adjusting for the cost of doing business, depreciation, interest, taxes and other expenses.
		Net income, like other accounting measures, is susceptible to manipulation through such things as aggressive revenue recognition or by hiding expenses.
		When basing an investment decision on net income numbers, it is important to review the quality of the numbers that were used to arrive at this value.
	www.investopedia.com /terms/n/netincome.asp (454 words)

	profit - definition by dict.die.net
		See Profit, n.] To be of service to; to be good to; to help on; to benefit; to advantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all men.
		To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man turns on his heel.
		To turn to account, profit, advantage, or the like, to be made profitable or advantageous; to become worth the while.
	dict.die.net /profit (736 words)

	Net profit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The bookkeeper or accountant must itemize and allocate revenues and expenses properly to the specific working scope and context in which the term is applied.
		The net margin percentage is a related ratio.
		This figure is calculated by dividing net profit by turnover, and it represents profitability, as a percentage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Net_profit (219 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Net profit of Dabur India Ltd has grown 84 per cent to Rs 20.5 crore in the reporting period, while turnover moved up 15.6 per cent to Rs 286 crore.
		On a standalone basis, the company posted a net profit of Rs 10.39 crore (Rs 30.53 crore) in the reporting quarter on a total income of Rs 772.5 crore (Rs 597.56 crore).
		The Zydus Cadila group today announced a 15 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 34.9 crore for the first quarter ended June 30 compared with Rs 30.36 crore in the year-ago period.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040727/asp/business/story_3547446.asp (537 words)

	Net Profit Margin Decreased Glossary Definition: Investor - MSN Money
		Net margin includes all the factors -- whether under management control or not -- that influence profitability.
		In an industrywide downturn, a company with a low net margin even in good times might be forced to borrow just to meet costs and is almost certain to lose ground to more profitable competitors.
		Comparing net margin across the companies in an industry is also a good way to get a quick handle on the quality of management.
	moneycentral.msn.com /investor/alerts/glossary.asp?TermID=21 (438 words)

	Net Profit
		Olyset bed nets, featuring a dramatically better pesticide mechanism and an expected lifetime five times that of existing nets, are now coming off the knitting machines at A to Z, a textile company in Arusha, Tanzania.
		A to Z has been steadily building capacity, and Shah was confident his company would produce 125,000 nets a month by this past February.
		A to Z is producing nets in new colors such as shocking pink and turquoise, and it's experimenting with Olyset door covers and curtains as lower-cost alternatives to traditional bed nets.
	www.fastcompany.com /magazine/92/social-capital.html (786 words)

	Net Profit
		Net profit is gross profit minus other, overhead costs.
		As you can see, we are looking at the continuation of the trading account from the page on gross profit.
		When we take overheads into account, we can see that what was a gross profit of £13,150 is now a net loss of £1,650.
	www.ioe.ac.uk /TeachNetUK/dsalbstein/profit/netprofit.htm (132 words)

	Profit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In these cases, economists treat returns to risk as part of the accounting profit, as it is also an element of the cost of capital.
		Economic profit does not occur in perfect competition, at least not in the long run.
		Economic profit is sometimes referred to as supernormal profit (also supra-) and accounting profit as normal profit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Profit (901 words)

	Amazon posts its first net profit \| CNET News.com
		Amazon reported net income of $5 million, or a penny a share, under generally accepted accounting principles, well ahead of analysts' expectations.
		Nevertheless, many analysts and investors had pooh-poohed Amazon's profits pledge because it excluded a host of items such as stock-based compensation, goodwill, restructuring charges and one-time gains.
		Although analysts had expected Amazon to post a profit excluding certain items and expenses, most were waiting for the company's outlook to see if it could maintain profitability in subsequent periods.
	news.com.com /2100-1017-819688.html (1083 words)

	GCSE Business Studies - Finance
		This is profit and we use profit and loss accounts to see whether a business has had success in meeting this aim.
		A look at what we actually mean by profit and why making a profit is one of the fundamental aims of most businesses.
		A first measure of a business' profitability, looking at how much profit is made from making and selling its products.
	www.teachnet-lab.org /london/dsalbstein/profit/index.htm (177 words)

	Amazon posts first-ever profit in 4Q - Jan. 22, 2002
		It posted a net profit of $5 million, or 1 cent a share, for the quarter, using standard accounting methods.
		Last January, Bezos forecast an operating profit in the fourth quarter, the first profit in Amazon's seven-year history.
		Excluding the interest expense, the company reported a pro forma profit of $59 million, compared with a loss of $60 million a year earlier.
	money.cnn.com /2002/01/22/technology/amazon (929 words)

	Lower prices hurt Nokia's profit \| InfoWorld \| News \| 2006-10-19 \| By James Niccolai, IDG News Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Net sales for the quarter were €10.1 billion ($12.8 billion as of Sept. 30, the last day of the period reported), up 20 percent from €8.4 billion in the same quarter a year earlier.
		Net profit was €845 million, down 4 percent from €881 million a year earlier, Nokia said Thursday.
		Despite the fall in net income, diluted earnings per share at the phone maker increased to €0.21, up 5 percent from the same quarter a year earlier.
	www.infoworld.com /article/06/10/19/HNnokiaprofit_1.html (1309 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Business
		The net profit and turnover for the six months ended September 2004 stood at Rs 3,189 crore (Rs 2,367 crore in H1 of 2003-04) and Rs 30,444 crore (Rs 25,194 crore), respectively.
		Profit before tax and profit after tax for the quarter amount to Rs 499 crore and Rs 372 crore for the quarter.
		Excluding this gain, the profit before tax and profit after tax for the quarter amount to Rs 145 crore and Rs 92 crore, respectively, representing an increase of 23 per cent and 14 per cent over the same period last year.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2004/20041026/biz.htm (2878 words)

	CNN.com - Commerzbank second-quarter profit plunges - Aug. 9, 2001
		Net profit for the three months ended June 30 dived to
		Net profit for the year's first half net profit fell to
		Commerzbank Chief Executive Klaus-Peter Mueller last month warned second-quarter financial trading revenues had fallen and would not be able to make up for compensate for declines in other areas of the bank.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/08/09/commerzbank (358 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Business
		The consolidated net profit for the first quarter was flat at Rs 14.36 crore compared with Rs 14.31 crore a year earlier.
		EIH Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 66 lakh for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002, posting a drop of Rs 40 lakh as compared to Rs 1.06 crore in the same quarter of 2001.
		The net profit rose despite a 14.48 per cent decline in sales at Rs 262.2 crore in the quarter compared with Rs 306.6 in the March-June quarter of 2001.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2002/20020730/biz.htm (4529 words)

	Gulfnews: Amlak net profit up 15%
		But compared to the second quarter, when the company posted a net profit of Dh42.9 million, profit was down 20.4 per cent.
		In the second quarter to June, Amlak's net profit jumped 40.5 per cent while revenue climbed 80.8 per cent to Dh100.64 million.
		In the nine months to September, net profit after depositors' shares, rose 43 per cent to Dh115 million while revenues surged 71 per cent to Dh290 million.
	archive.gulfnews.com /articles/06/10/16/10075139.html (439 words)

	Caltex sees net profit of up to $425m \| Herald Sun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The replacement cost of sales operating profit result includes near term forecasts for external factors such as refining and marketing margins, freight costs and foreign exchange rates.
		The expected profit equates to approximately 2.2 cents per litre on average for all petroleum products sold, compared to 2.2 cents per litre in 2005.
		The historical cost result is net profit after tax, including inventory gains and excluding significant items in 2005, and last year was $574 million.
	www.news.com.au /heraldsun/story/0,21985,20931742-5005961,00.html (598 words)

	BakuTODAY.net - Bharti, Telkomsel star as SingTel Group reports 27.4 pct net profit rise
		For the fourth quarter to March, net profit was up 61.3 percent to 1.682 billion dollars.
		Optus on Thursday reported a sharp drop in profits for the year to March, with net earnings nearly halved to 593 million Australian dollars (457 million US) from 1.076 Australian billion dollars the year before.
		For the quarter to March, SingTel's share of pre-tax profit from Bharti increased 61 percent to 82 million Singapore dollars, while its share of pre-tax profit from Telkomsel increased by 73 percent to 245 million Singapore dollars, partly due to a strong rupiah.
	www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=20358 (814 words)

	Net Profit Secrets
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	www.netprofitsecrets.com /nps/bcmaddoc (4606 words)

	CIOL : Corporate Results : VSNL: Company Net Profit
		Net profits were dipped by over 250 percent as compared to Rs 399.20 crore registered during the quarter ended March 31, 2005.
		For the fiscal, the company has posted a net profit of Rs.
		The group has posted a net profit of Rs.
	www.ciol.com /content/news/CorpResult/2006/106062701.asp (207 words)

	Publication 334 (2006), Tax Guide for Small Business
		After figuring your business income and expenses, you are ready to figure the net profit or net loss from your business.
		If your expenses are less than your income, the difference is net profit and becomes part of your income on page 1 of Form 1040.
		That chapter explains how to determine whether your activity is carried on to make a profit and how to figure the amount of loss you can deduct.
	www.irs.gov /publications/p334/ch09.html (377 words)

	CIOL : Corporate Results : Seagate net profit plunges
		SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Seagate Technology, the biggest U.S. computer hard-disk drive maker, said on Tuesday its quarterly net profit plunged 98 percent due principally to costs from acquiring rival Maxtor Corp.
		Seagate also said it planned to repurchase as much as $2.5 billion of its stock over the next two years, after buying back about $400 million of stock in the quarter ended June 30.
		Net income in the fiscal fourth quarter declined to $7 million, or 1 cent per share, from $280 million, or 55 cents per share, a year earlier.
	www.ciol.com /content/news/CorpResult/2006/106080901.asp (598 words)

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