(stock market) An announcement by a company to its shareholders and other investors that its profits are likely to be less than expected.

Alternative form of profit taking

Apparent profit shown in accounts but not realized in an expendable form.

The act of extracting profit, as cash or equivalent, from an investment, often by selling part of it.

plural of paper profit

A system in which some of the profit of an enterprise are divided among the workers, giving them an incentive for profits without an equity interest.

plural of profit taking

(accounting) the difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold

A profit-and-loss statement; an income statement.

plural of profit margin