Profit after tax
What is left after every cost and after income tax — the company's net profit or loss.
Profit after tax is the bottom line of the profit and loss statement: profit before tax, less income tax. If it is negative, the company made a loss for the period.
This is the closest figure to what most people mean by 'profit'. It is also the one most affected by accounting choices — depreciation, provisions, write-downs — so a single year says little on its own. A run of years says more.
A loss is not in itself a warning sign: young companies, companies just after a large investment, and companies in liquidation routinely report one. Losses repeated over several years are a different matter.
Profit after tax in figures
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Where this figure comes from
Profit and loss statement, profit after tax for the accounting period.