Earnings are the financial net advantages of the operation of a company. Earnings refers to the gross revenue of a company that is generated during a specific time period. The gross revenue, or the revenue more specifically referred to as EBIT or EBITDA is the amount on which corporation tax is applicable. For a more detailed study of certain aspects of corporate financial operations many other more specific terms are often used as EBIT and EBITDA in relation to accounting.
Most businesses first focus on the profit margins that they need to achieve so that they can meet their goals of making a higher profit. However what is not realized too often is that if a company is generating higher profits from its bottom line then that bottom line will eventually push the stock price up because the demand for the stock will begin to outstrip the supply. In other words the profit margin pushes up the share price up and at the same time reduces the liquidity of the shares on the market making it more difficult to trade. This means if you own shares in the company you may not be able to sell them easily when the time comes. On the other hand if you don’t own shares in the company you still need to realize the earnings in order to make a profit so you end up missing the opportunity to maximize your profits.
The accounting methodologies used by most businesses today are designed to provide the investors with the information they need to track the results of the business more effectively. The goal of most businesses is to cover all the necessary bases with the information provided but investors need the ability to have more control over the information that is provided to them. The better accounting methods allow investors to more efficiently control the flow of information that is necessary to maximize the investors’ overall net profit or return on their investment. Typically the better companies have accounting procedures that allow for monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports that are prepared in a format that investors can easily understand. The goal of most investors is to maximize their investment in order to make more money from it than they paid out in the first place so the ability to track your portfolio or net profits is important.
