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Income formation in market production is always a balance between income generation and [[income distribution]]. The income generated is always distributed to the [[Stakeholder (corporate)|stakeholders]] of production as [[economic value]] within the review period. The profit is the share of income formation the owner is able to keep to themselves in the income distribution process. Profit is one of the major sources of [[economics | economic]] [[well-being]] because it means incomes and opportunities to develop production. The words "income", "profit" and "earnings" are synonyms in this context. |
Income formation in market production is always a balance between income generation and [[income distribution]]. The income generated is always distributed to the [[Stakeholder (corporate)|stakeholders]] of production as [[economic value]] within the review period. The profit is the share of income formation the owner is able to keep to themselves in the income distribution process. Profit is one of the major sources of [[economics | economic]] [[well-being]] because it means incomes and opportunities to develop production. The words "income", "profit" and "earnings" are synonyms in this context. |
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==Measurement of profit== |
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There are a quite a few of important profit measures in common use. The words ''earnings'', ''profit'' and ''income'' are used as substitutes in some of these terms. |
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* '''[[Gross profit]]''' equals sales [[revenue]] minus [[cost of goods sold]] (COGS), thus removing only the part of expenses that can be traced directly to the production or purchase of the goods. Gross profit still includes general (overhead) expenses like R&D, S&M, G&A, also interest expense, taxes and extraordinary items. |
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* '''[[Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization]]''' (EBITDA) equals sales revenue minus cost of goods sold and all expenses except for interest, amortization, depreciation and taxes. It measures the cash earnings that can be used to pay interest and repay the principal. Since the interest is paid before income tax is calculated, the debt holder can ignore taxes. |
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* '''[[Earnings before interest and taxes]]''' (EBIT) or '''operating profit''' equals sales revenue minus cost of goods sold and all expenses except for interest and taxes. This is the surplus generated by operations. It is also known as Operating Profit Before Interest and Taxes (OPBIT) or simply Profit Before Interest and Taxes (PBIT). |
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* '''[[Earnings before taxes]]''' (EBT) or '''net profit before tax''' equals sales revenue minus cost of goods sold and all expenses except for taxes. It is also known as pre-tax book income (PTBI), net operating income before taxes or simply pre-tax income. |
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* '''[[Net income]]''' or '''earnings after tax''' or '''net profit after tax''' equals sales revenue after deducting all expenses, including taxes (unless some distinction about the treatment of extraordinary expenses is made). In the US, the term '''[[net income]]''' is commonly used. '''Income before extraordinary expenses''' represents the same but before adjusting for extraordinary items. |
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* '''[[Retained earnings]]''' equals earnings after tax minus payable [[dividend]]s. |
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To accountants, '''economic profit''', or EP, is a single-period metric to determine the value created by a company in one period—usually a year. It is earnings after tax less the ''equity charge'', a risk-weighted cost of capital. This is almost identical to the economists' definition of economic profit. |
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There are analysts who see the benefit in making adjustments to economic profit such as eliminating the effect of amortized goodwill or capitalizing expenditure on brand advertising to show its value over multiple accounting periods. The underlying concept was first introduced by [[Eugen Schmalenbach]], but the commercial application of the concept of adjusted economic profit was by Stern Stewart & Co. which has trade-marked their adjusted economic profit as '''[[Economic Value Added]]''' (EVA). |
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'''Optimum profit''' is a theoretical measure and denotes the "right" level of profit a business can achieve. In the business, this figure takes account of [[marketing]] strategy, [[Positioning (marketing)|market position]], and other methods of increasing returns above the competitive rate. |
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Accounting profits should include economic profits, which are also called [[economic rent]]s. For instance, a [[monopoly]] can have very high economic profits, and those profits might include a rent on some natural resource that a firm owns, whereby that resource cannot be easily duplicated by other firms. |
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==Other terms== |
==Other terms== |
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* [[Rate of profit]] |
* [[Rate of profit]] |
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* [[Profit model]] |
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* [[Income statement]] |
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==Footnotes== |
==Footnotes== |
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*Pearl, D. and Enos, J. (1975) Engineering production functions and technological progress, ''The Journal of Industrial Economics'', vol 24, September 1975, pp 55–72. |
*Pearl, D. and Enos, J. (1975) Engineering production functions and technological progress, ''The Journal of Industrial Economics'', vol 24, September 1975, pp 55–72. |
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*Robinson, J. (1953) The production function and the theory of capital, ''Review of Economic Studies'', vol XXI, 1953, pp. 81–106 |
*Robinson, J. (1953) The production function and the theory of capital, ''Review of Economic Studies'', vol XXI, 1953, pp. 81–106 |
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*[[Anwar Shaikh (Economist)|Anwar Shaikh]], "Laws of Production and Laws of Algebra: The Humbug Production Function", in The Review of Economics and Statistics, Volume 56(1), February 1974, p. |
*[[Anwar Shaikh (Economist)|Anwar Shaikh]], "[https://web.archive.org/web/20050518113632/http://homepage.newschool.edu/~AShaikh/humbug.pdf Laws of Production and Laws of Algebra: The Humbug Production Function]", in The Review of Economics and Statistics, Volume 56(1), February 1974, p. 115–120. |
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*[[Anwar Shaikh (Economist)|Anwar Shaikh]], "Laws of Production and Laws of Algebra—Humbug II", in Growth, Profits and Property ed. by Edward J. Nell. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1980. |
*[[Anwar Shaikh (Economist)|Anwar Shaikh]], "[https://web.archive.org/web/20050518112119/http://homepage.newschool.edu/~AShaikh/humbug2.pdf Laws of Production and Laws of Algebra—Humbug II]", in Growth, Profits and Property ed. by Edward J. Nell. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1980. |
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*{{cite journal |author-link1=Anwar Shaikh (Economist) |first1=Anwar |last1=Shaikh |title=Nonlinear Dynamics and Pseudo-Production Functions |url=http://college.holycross.edu/eej/Volume31/V31N3P447_466.pdf | journal=Eastern Economic Journal |volume=31 |issue=3 |date=Summer 2005 |via=Holy Cross }} |
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*Shephard, R (1970) ''Theory of cost and production functions'', Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ. |
*Shephard, R (1970) ''Theory of cost and production functions'', Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ. |
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*Thompson, A. (1981) ''Economics of the firm, Theory and practice'', 3rd edition, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs. {{ISBN|0-13-231423-1}} |
*Thompson, A. (1981) ''Economics of the firm, Theory and practice'', 3rd edition, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs. {{ISBN|0-13-231423-1}} |
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Latest revision as of 23:48, 6 December 2024
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Profit, in accounting, is an income distributed to the owner in a profitable market production process (business). Profit is a measure of profitability which is the owner's major interest in the income-formation process of market production. There are several profit measures in common use.
Income formation in market production is always a balance between income generation and income distribution. The income generated is always distributed to the stakeholders of production as economic value within the review period. The profit is the share of income formation the owner is able to keep to themselves in the income distribution process. Profit is one of the major sources of economic well-being because it means incomes and opportunities to develop production. The words "income", "profit" and "earnings" are synonyms in this context.
Other terms
[edit]- Net sales = gross sales – (customer discounts, returns, and allowances)
- Gross profit = net sales – cost of goods sold
- Operating profit = gross profit – total operating expenses
- Net profit = operating profit – taxes – interest
- Net profit = net sales – cost of goods sold – operating expense – taxes – interest
See also
[edit]- Gross income
- Net profit
- Profitability index
- Rate of return
- Return on assets
- Return on equity
- Rate of profit
- Profit model
- Income statement
Footnotes
[edit]References
[edit]- Courbois, R.; Temple, P. (1975). La methode des "Comptes de surplus" et ses applications macroeconomiques. 160 des Collect,INSEE,Serie C (35). p. 100.
- Craig, C.; Harris, R. (1973). "Total Productivity Measurement at the Firm Level". Sloan Management Review (Spring 1973): 13–28.
- Genesca, G.E.; Grifell, T. E. (1992). "Profits and Total Factor Productivity: A Comparative Analysis". Omega. The International Journal of Management Science. 20 (5/6): 553–568. doi:10.1016/0305-0483(92)90002-O.
- Gollop, F.M. (1979). "Accounting for Intermediate Input: The Link Between Sectoral and Aggregate Measures of Productivity Growth". Measurement and Interpretation of Productivity. National Academy of Sciences.
- Hulten, C. R. (January 2000). "Total Factor Productivity: A Short Biography". NBER Working Paper No. 7471. doi:10.3386/w7471.
- Hulten, C. R. (September 2009). "Growth Accounting". NBER Working Paper No. 15341. doi:10.3386/w15341.
- Jorgenson, D.W.; Ho, M.S.; Samuels, J.D. (2014). Long-term Estimates of U.S. Productivity and Growth (PDF). Tokyo: Third World KLEMS Conference.
- Kurosawa, K (1975). "An aggregate index for the analysis of productivity". Omega. 3 (2): 157–168. doi:10.1016/0305-0483(75)90115-2.
- Loggerenberg van, B.; Cucchiaro, S. (1982). "Productivity Measurement and the Bottom Line". National Productivity Review. 1 (1): 87–99. doi:10.1002/npr.4040010111.
- Pineda, A. (1990). A Multiple Case Study Research to Determine and respond to Management Information Need Using Total-Factor Productivity Measurement (TFPM). Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
- Riistama, K.; Jyrkkiö E. (1971). Operatiivinen laskentatoimi (Operative accounting). Weilin + Göös. p. 335.
- Saari, S. (2006a). Productivity. Theory and Measurement in Business. Productivity Handbook (In Finnish). MIDO OY. p. 272.
- Saari, S. (2011). Production and Productivity as Sources of Well-being. MIDO OY. p. 25.
- Saari, S. (2006). Productivity. Theory and Measurement in Business (PDF). Espoo, Finland: European Productivity Conference.
Further reading and external links
[edit]- Fuleky, P. (September 2006). "Anatomy of a Cobb-Douglas Type Production/Utility Function in Three Dimensions". University of Washington.
- Fuleky, P. (October 2006). "Anatomy of a Constant Elasticity of Substitution Type Production/Utility Function in Three Dimensions". University of Washington.
- Moroney, J. R. (1967) Cobb-Douglass production functions and returns to scale in US manufacturing industry, Western Economic Journal, vol 6, no 1, December 1967, pp 39–51.
- Pearl, D. and Enos, J. (1975) Engineering production functions and technological progress, The Journal of Industrial Economics, vol 24, September 1975, pp 55–72.
- Robinson, J. (1953) The production function and the theory of capital, Review of Economic Studies, vol XXI, 1953, pp. 81–106
- Anwar Shaikh, "Laws of Production and Laws of Algebra: The Humbug Production Function", in The Review of Economics and Statistics, Volume 56(1), February 1974, p. 115–120.
- Anwar Shaikh, "Laws of Production and Laws of Algebra—Humbug II", in Growth, Profits and Property ed. by Edward J. Nell. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1980.
- Shaikh, Anwar (Summer 2005). "Nonlinear Dynamics and Pseudo-Production Functions" (PDF). Eastern Economic Journal. 31 (3) – via Holy Cross.
- Shephard, R (1970) Theory of cost and production functions, Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ.
- Thompson, A. (1981) Economics of the firm, Theory and practice, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs. ISBN 0-13-231423-1
- Elmer G. Wiens: Production Functions - Models of the Cobb-Douglas, C.E.S., Trans-Log, and Diewert Production Functions.
- Profit and Loss, Ludwig von Mises (1951)
- Measuring the Long-Run Profitability of the Firm, Salmi and Virtanen (1997)