earnings (noun)

  • 31earnings report — noun a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period • Syn: ↑income statement, ↑operating statement, ↑profit and loss statement • Hypernyms: ↑statement, ↑financial statement …

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  • 32earnings — net income for the company during a period. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Often a general phrase, meaning profits . It does however have a very specific definition in the context of earnings per share. Here, it is defined as profit after tax,… …

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  • 33Earnings — Net income for the company during the period. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * earnings earn‧ings [ˈɜːnɪŋz ǁ ˈɜːr ] noun [plural] 1. FINANCE the money that a person receives for the work they do in a particular period of time: • He… …

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  • 34earnings per share — ( EPS) A company s profit divided by its number of common outstanding shares. If a company earning $2 million in one year had 2 million common shares of stock outstanding, its EPS would be $1 per share. In calculating EPS, the company often uses… …

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  • 35earnings yield — The ratio of earnings per share, after allowing for tax and interest payments on fixed interest debt, to the current share price. The inverse of the price earnings ratio. It is the total twelve months earnings divided by number of outstanding… …

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  • 36Earnings yield — The ratio of earnings per share after allowing for tax and interest payments on fixed interest debt, to the current share price. The inverse of the price/earnings ratio. It s the Total Twelve Months earnings divided by number of outstanding… …

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  • 37earnings — / ɜ:nɪŋz/ plural noun 1. salary, wages, dividends or interest received ● High earnings in top management reflect the heavy responsibilities involved. ● The calculation is based on average earnings over three years. ♦ compensation for loss of… …

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  • 38earnings — earn|ings [ ɜrnıŋz ] noun plural BUSINESS ** 1. ) the amount of money that you earn: Over the last decade, earnings rose faster than prices. The calculation is based on your average earnings during this period. 2. ) the profit made by a company:… …

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  • 39earnings */*/ — UK [ˈɜː(r)nɪŋz] / US [ˈɜrnɪŋz] noun [plural] business 1) the amount of money that you earn Over the last decade, earnings rose faster than prices. The calculation is based on your average earnings during this period. 2) the profit made by a… …

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  • 40Earnings Before Interest and Taxes — ( EBIT) A financial measure defined as revenues less cost of goods sold and selling, general, and administrative expenses. In other words, operating and nonoperating profit before the deduction of interest and income taxes. Bloomberg Financial… …

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