It is not because what makes you think what you have earned is not belonging to the company? with no profit, company will gone bankrupt easily if net profit is liability. if it is liability, who is the company owing the money to?
Because net profit is the increase in capital for the period of time, and must be added to capital to reflect its true value.
net profit
Net profit is not the same as net income. There are many things that can be deducted on a tax return form from net profit that reduce net profit down to net income.
In a way profit could be considered an asset but its a stretch. Profit is term used to describe the earnings left over after you subtract the expenses related to the earning of that profit. The retained earnings would actually be the asset. The term profit is just a way to tell if your business is making money (or profitable) and doesn't really fall into the asset category. You will not see profits on a balance sheet rather you will see earnings.
Net sales - CoGS = Gross Profit Gross Profit - other expenses = Net profit before tax Net profit before tax - tax amount = Net profit after tax
Net profit for a business is liability because it must be paid to equity holder and creditors.
Because net profit is the increase in capital for the period of time, and must be added to capital to reflect its true value.
Asset - Liability = Net Asset / Liability * Net Asset - When Asset is more than Liability * Net Liability - When Liability is more than Asset
net profit
The Net Profit Margin is an Expression of the Net Profit as a percentage of the Revenue, where the Net Profit is the Revenue minus all Expenses. The Net Profit Margin can be calculated in the following ways: Net Profit Margin = Net Profit/Revenue*100 [or] Net Profit Margin = (Revenue - all Expenses)/Revenue*100
Net profit is not the same as net income. There are many things that can be deducted on a tax return form from net profit that reduce net profit down to net income.
net profit is a profit after tax(PAT)
Net profit margin = 64000 / 720000 * 100 Net profit margin = 8.89%
Net Profit Margin = Net Profit/ Sales Revenue X 100
In a way profit could be considered an asset but its a stretch. Profit is term used to describe the earnings left over after you subtract the expenses related to the earning of that profit. The retained earnings would actually be the asset. The term profit is just a way to tell if your business is making money (or profitable) and doesn't really fall into the asset category. You will not see profits on a balance sheet rather you will see earnings.
(Net profit/Net Revenue) * 100 = Net Profit Percentage Ex: Net Revenue = 10,000 USD Expenditure = 7500 USD Profit = 2500 USD Profit Percentage = 2500/10000 * 100 = 25%
Net sales - CoGS = Gross Profit Gross Profit - other expenses = Net profit before tax Net profit before tax - tax amount = Net profit after tax