Aug 20, 2008 23:05
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English term
Operating Income vs Operating Profits
English
Marketing
Business/Commerce (general)
Is there an actual difference between the two terms.
Context (US English): "... operating profits went down 3%". No further explanation.
Context (US English): "... operating profits went down 3%". No further explanation.
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There is a difference
The income is ALL the money that comes in while the profits are ALL the money minus the operating expenses.
My thought.
My thought.
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I don't think so.
Google provides a long list of definitions for both terms, but after looking through them, I came to the conclusion that there isn't really any difference.
These are for operating income:
An income statement subtotal that is variously called operating income or operating profit. Gross profit minus operating expenses. ...
www.americanbanker.com/glossary.html
The amount left over after subtracting the company's operating expenses from the gross profit
And here is one for operating profit:
is Gross Profit minus Operating Expenses.
www.ventureline.com/Glossary_O.asp
www.autoshopowner.com/glossary.html
These are for operating income:
An income statement subtotal that is variously called operating income or operating profit. Gross profit minus operating expenses. ...
www.americanbanker.com/glossary.html
The amount left over after subtracting the company's operating expenses from the gross profit
And here is one for operating profit:
is Gross Profit minus Operating Expenses.
www.ventureline.com/Glossary_O.asp
www.autoshopowner.com/glossary.html
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orientalhorizon
: right, I'm in the financial area and know a little financial stuff.
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Of course
No need to waste time with examples. Income is all revenue coming in and profit is money left after taxes. In this case after operating expenses.
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Nuno Lima Netto
: I agree here with danadiana. Operating income is the result of sales from which are deducted returns and taxes. It appears at the top of the Income Statement. Operating profits are the result of Operating Income less costs and operating expenses.
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d_vachliot (X)
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operating profits (Betriebsergebnis) i.e. of a bank: includes earnings from... contd. see below
includes earning from own account trading (which is termed Eigenhandel) as opposed to partial operating profit. i didnt dwelll on operating income as there have been submitted many explanations already.
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No actual difference
Although dictionaries seem to show there is a difference, I don't think there is actually a difference in the use of the two terms, specially in financial statements. At the end, 'operating income' is also used to express the operating revenue minus operating expenses.
If you look at some financial statements publicly available on EDGAR, you confirm this.
For example, in AT&T INC.'s annual report for the year ended December 31, 2020, it says:
Operating revenues - 171,760
Operating expenses - 165,355
Operating income - 6,405
171,760 - 165,355 = 6,405
This is just one example, but I noticed the same thing in many other financial statements of American companies. In fact, it appears that 'operating income' is much more common than 'operating profit'.
If you look at some financial statements publicly available on EDGAR, you confirm this.
For example, in AT&T INC.'s annual report for the year ended December 31, 2020, it says:
Operating revenues - 171,760
Operating expenses - 165,355
Operating income - 6,405
171,760 - 165,355 = 6,405
This is just one example, but I noticed the same thing in many other financial statements of American companies. In fact, it appears that 'operating income' is much more common than 'operating profit'.
Reference:
https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000732717/000073271721000012/t-20201231.htm
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