Loss and negative profit are same things as there is no such thing as negative profit if company spend more than its earns it has negative profit or loss.
profit or loss
No difference. It is just a matter of symantics (different ways to say the same thing).
The opposite of a profit is a loss (negative profit).
Profit and loss is nothing but an statements which shows the net profit and net loss during a period.
Profit and loss accont is used to calculate the profit or loss of business while profit and loss appropriation account is used to allocate or distribute net income or loss to share holders or different reserves account.
Profit or loss = income - expenses. A positive number is profit, a negative number is loss.
profit or loss
A loss
You calculate loss the same as you would do profit income minus expenses (outgoings) = profit/loss If the answer is negative then you are making a loss, if the answer is positive then you are making a profit.
The opposite of profit in terms of integers is loss. While profit represents a positive financial gain, loss represents a negative financial outcome. In integer terms, if profit is a positive integer, loss would be its negative counterpart. For example, if a profit is +100, the corresponding loss would be -100.
The Gross Profit Margin = Gross Profit/Revenue*100 regardless of weather the Gross Profit is positive or negative (a loss). Therefor, it is acceptable to have a negative Gross Profit Margin.
Income less than expenses negative numbers below zero. Income more than expenses. Positive numbers above zero a net profit from the business operation.