https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiDufTnZnFA
Net profit is virtually useless for modern companies as it doesn't benefit founders, shareholders, or employees. This might sound a bit counterintuitive, but

https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/small-business/most-profitable-business
Here's our list of the most profitable small businesses: 1. Food trucks. The food truck movement has been experiencing consistent growth over the past five years — and it's expected to

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-focus-on-profit-is-hindering-progress-business-and-the-future-2021-05-10
The Pursuit of Progress is More Important Than Profit. We are in an age where this statement is true, at least in the perspective of short term or annual profit. Many of the popular, unprofitable

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-companies-post-biggest-profit-174409239.html
U.S. companies posted record profits in 2021, even as Americans struggled with rising consumer prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Corporate pretax profits surged 25% year over year to $2.81

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/13/1080494838/economist-explains-record-corporate-profits-despite-rising-inflation
This week, the federal government reported a 7.5% increase in the cost of goods all across the board compared to a year ago. The consumer price index showed a 4% rise in housing, a 12% increase in

https://www.forbes.com/sites/blakemorgan/2021/10/26/20-companies-that-use-their-profits-for-social-good/
1 . BLQK Coffee. Former NFL player Justin Watson created BLQK Coffee to represent the intersection between coffee as a drink and a community. The startup pours 25% of its profits back into Black

https://www.entrepreneur.com/growing-a-business/why-being-profitable-is-a-business-strategy-in-itself/455759
But there is an important quote from a professor at Stanford that I remember very clearly: "Being very profitable is a strategy in itself." Profitability is a part of the strategic effort to be a

https://hbr.org/podcast/2022/02/inside-companies-that-get-the-purpose-profit-balance-right
February 15, 2022. Purpose has become a corporate buzzword over the past decade. Leaders are embracing the idea that companies can't just do well financially; they also have to do good for society.

https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20231107148/earnings-season-winners-20-companies-that-have-grown-sales-while-improving-profit-margins
Quarterly sales that were up from the year-earlier quarter.Improved gross profit margins. A company's gross margin is its net sales, less the cost of goods or services sold, divided by sales

https://www.chicagobooth.edu/why-booth/stories/companies-focus-profits
Milton Friedman said that companies' sole social responsibility is to make profits and put their shareholders first. But fights for social and economic equality are playing out across the United States, and companies are finding it near impossible not to weigh in. Chicago Booth's Steven Neil Kaplan argues that the pursuit of profits has

https://www.workandmoney.com/s/most-profitable-companies-investment-watch-f9697a794203458e
By Brynn Burger on March 30, 2021. Ng Han Guan / AP Photo. After an unprecedented year for businesses and the economy, these are the 30 most profitable companies that landed on top. Many are revealing plans to cut costs, release innovative products and services, and incorporate financial strategies to secure growth in the upcoming fiscal year.

https://fortune.com/2022/06/01/unprofitable-companies-needed-to-be-profitable-yesterday/
PRIVATE EQUITY. - Peninsula Capital agreed to acquire ISEM Bramucci, a Vigevano, Italy-based packaging company. A deal is worth around €90 million ($97 million). - Crest Rock Partners acquired a

https://www.northridgepartners.com/content-news/software-companies-have-given-up-years-of-gains
Also, for this analysis, we have focused on revenue multiples only. Obviously we're no longer living in 2021, and profit multiples are finally back in the lexicon — but to have sufficiently large data sets to draw some longitudinal conclusions, we're stuck with revenue. SaaS in particular is still dominated by unprofitable companies.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/profits-and-the-pandemic-as-shareholder-wealth-soared-workers-were-left-behind/
More than 70% of the wealth generated for U.S. shareholders by the 22 companies during the pandemic benefitted the richest 5% of Americans, compared to just 1% for the bottom half of all American

https://www.uschamber.com/co/good-company/growth-studio/successful-companies-that-reinvented-their-business
For some companies, it can pay off massively to pivot away from your core business and focus on something new. Here are 13 examples of companies that successfully reinvented their business. From Play-Doh to Netflix, many companies required radical pivots in order to grow and succeed in the business world. — Netflix.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2022/07/14/16-key-metrics-that-can-impact-profitability-and-businesses-often-overlook/
9. Free Cash Flow. Free cash flow is a factor you can't afford to overlook. Your business can show a profit on the books, but uncollected receivables, a lack of credit or an unfortunate

https://www.marketingjournal.org/risking-the-brand-when-companies-value-profits-before-people-philip-kotler-and-christian-sarkar/
This is the most significant downward trend since 2008, made even more startling because each point corresponds to $1 billion in market capitalization. All reputation dimension scores are down, says the report, because there is a growing belief companies focus on profits over people. Stephen Hahn-Griffiths, the chief research officer of the

https://www.investors.com/etfs-and-funds/sectors/sp500-just-companies-will-churn-out-25-of-the-u-s-profit-this-year/
Analysts think S&P 500 profit will only inch up by 0.8% in 2023 from 2022, says FactSet. ... companies are expected to boost their profit by 11.7% in 2024. Given the lack of profit growth

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/09/17/761312221/does-it-pay-for-companies-to-do-good
The first was how much the company would pay its workers. Wages ranged from $11 to $15 an hour. The second, and more important one, was how the company portrayed itself. HHL Solutions randomly

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/the-ten-rules-of-growth
Companies that grew into adjacent industries generated, on average, an extra 1.5 percentage points per year of shareholder returns above their industry peers. One such company was a global automotive tire supplier that diversified into brake and safety system technology, powertrains, and vehicle connectivity and information systems.

https://www.gmu.edu/news/2021-12/how-can-companies-balance-profits-social-responsibility
The call to prioritize social responsibility alongside profits can often create "an institutional contradiction" with "increased potential for conflict.". Bridging the areas of management, innovation and entrepreneurship, Professor Toyah Miller's research illuminates the issues that will determine whether companies succeed or fail in

https://247wallst.com/special-report/2022/06/03/largest-public-companies-that-dont-turn-a-profit/
Uber (No. 4 on the list) has yet to report a full-year profit, though it did report its first quarterly profit when reporting third quarter 2021. Uber has been investing in its growing business

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/15-big-companies-aren-t-143602940.html
Total losses (in billions): $-272. There are several Chinese state-owned companies among big companies that aren't profitable, and Lu'an is one of the biggest coal companies in the Shanxi province

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-20/forget-profits-ipo-investors-are-paying-up-for-revenue-growth
Investors are so hungry for initial public offerings to rebound that they are once again willing to sacrifice profit for revenue growth — and have set aside money for the privilege of participating.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/22/us/politics/trump-biden-supplements-debate.html
The former president has mocked his rival's mental capacities, but at a rally in Philadelphia, his baseless accusation seemed to set the stage for a more formidable opponent.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/us/politics/chevron-deference-decision-meaning.html
Others noted the Chevron decision could have a chilling effect, compelling the F.D.A. to proceed quite carefully, given the potential for litigation, if it moves forward with proposals to ban