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What is an operating profit?

Answer

A profit from business operations (gross profit operating expenses) before deduction of interest and taxes.
According to Investopedia> Operating profit is the profit earned from a firm's normal core business operations. This value does not include any profit earned from the firm's investments (such as earnings from firms in which the company has partial interest) and the effects of interest and taxes.
Also known as "earnings before interest and tax" (EBIT) or "operating income".

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