Work down from revenue through costs and expenses to true bottom-line profit.
Work down from revenue through costs and expenses to true bottom-line profit.
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Net profit is what remains after every obligation — direct costs, payroll, rent, marketing, debt interest and taxes. It is the number that accrues to owners, and the only profitability measure that can't be gamed by moving costs between categories.
A business can show healthy gross margins and still bleed cash if overheads outrun them, which is why the walk down from revenue matters. Watching all three levels — gross, operating, net — reveals exactly which layer leaks.
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Net Profit Calculator: Work down from revenue through costs and expenses to true bottom-line profit. Formula: Net profit = Revenue − COGS − Operating expenses − Interest − Taxes. Example: Revenue $500,000, COGS $280,000, opex $140,000, interest and taxes $20,000: net profit.
Net profit is what remains after every obligation — direct costs, payroll, rent, marketing, debt interest and taxes. It is the number that accrues to owners, and the only profitability measure that can't be gamed by moving costs between categories.
A business can show healthy gross margins and still bleed cash if overheads outrun them, which is why the walk down from revenue matters. Watching all three levels — gross, operating, net — reveals exactly which layer leaks.
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Revenue $500,000, COGS $280,000, opex $140,000, interest and taxes $20,000: net profit is $60,000 — a 12% net margin on the year's sales.
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