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  • 1Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization — (EBITDA) is a non GAAP metric that can be used to evaluate a company s profitability.::EBITDA = Operating Revenue – Operating Expenses + Other RevenueIts name comes from the fact that Operating Expenses do not include interest, taxes, or… …

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  • 2earnings growth — UK US noun [U] FINANCE ► a measure of the increase in a company s income in a particular period: »Disappointment over slower earnings growth caused the stock price to tumble. ● buy earnings growth Cf. buy earnings growth …

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  • 3Earnings — 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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  • 4earnings — 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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  • 5earnings — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high, record, strong ▪ low, meagre/meager ▪ average ▪ annual, hourly …

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  • 6increase — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, drastic, enormous, exponential, huge, large, major, marked …

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  • 7Earnings Surprise — When the earnings reported in a company s quarterly or annual report are above or below analysts earnings estimates. Company earnings are watched closely by many analysts and investors. When a positive earnings surprise occurs, share price will… …

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  • 8Earnings Announcement — An official public statement of a company s profitability for a specific time period, typically a quarter or a year. An earnings announcement is typically made on a specific date during earnings season and is preceded by earnings estimates issued …

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  • 9earnings momentum — An increase in the earnings per share growth rate from one reporting period to the next. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

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  • 10earnings drift — / ɜ:nɪŋz drɪft/ noun a situation where an increase in pay is greater than that of officially negotiated rates ● The earnings drift is caused by a sudden increased demand for a certain class of employee. Also called salary drift, wage drift …

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