negative profit

noun

1. a financial loss

Example Sentences

The company had warned in February of negative profit margins in its MA business in 2024 temporarily, as it also came under pressure after the U.S.

From Reuters

Tech and tech related companies that represent less than one-fifth of the S&P 500 have so far accounted for over half of the negative profit revisions for the fourth quarter, according to Credit Suisse.

From Reuters

According to the officials, approximately $3 billion will be available to an estimated 215 hospitals, doctors or other providers that treat many poor patients and run on thin or negative profit margins.

From Washington Post

It had negative profit margins for 2015, 2016 and 2017 — the three most recent years with available data from the St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition.

From Seattle Times

Ethanol makers slashed production rates last year due in part to negative profit margins, according to the companies and traders.

From Reuters