Bottom Line

An informal term for net income. That is, the bottom line is a company's total revenue less its operating expenses, interest paid, depreciation and taxes. For example, suppose a widget manufacturer earns $1,000,000 in total revenue. The widgets cost $200,000 to make and administrative and payroll expenses total $250,000. The manufacturer also must subtract $50,000 in depreciation on widget manufacturing equipment and pay $200,000 in taxes. The manufacturer's bottom line is stated as: $1,000,000 - $200,000 - $250,000 - $50,000 - $200,000 = $300,000.

bottom line

See net income.

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bottom line

an accounting term denoting the NET PROFIT from a business operation after all costs have been paid. In financial accounting terms, profit would be sales revenue less all the costs of production, marketing, finance, etc., and frequently after taxation charges for the period. However, profit would generally be stated before the payment of dividends or appropriation to RESERVES.

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