Tag: profit
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Stocks Drop on Tech Sector, Europe Worries
U.S. stocks dropped Friday, as poor earnings reports from technology companies weighed on the tech sector and speculation over the stability of the Italian banking sector took away Wall Street’s risk appetite. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 115.42 points, or 0.96%, to end at 11,934.58. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 15.05 points,…
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Gross profit calculation and Gross profit margin
The gross profit is the total revenue subtracted by the cost of generating that revenue. It tells you how much money a business would have made if it didn’t pay any other expenses such as salary, income taxes, etc. The concept behind gross profit is to measure the profitability of a business when not considering…
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What is Return on Assets? How to calculate it?
(ROA) The Return on Assets is an indicator of how profitable a company is relative to its total assets. ROA gives an idea as to how efficient management is at using its assets to generate earnings. Return on Assets, also called return on investment, measures how effectively a company has generated profits with its available…