Profit warning
A profit warning is a warning declaration issued by a
share prices often fall following a profit warning being issued.[2]
Sometimes, "profit warning" is considered to be a neutral term and it refers to "estimated results improvement". Some companies may issue a "profit warning" to inform investors that their expected profit will obviously increase in the coming quarter. The expression has been criticized for being misleading and obscure, because it means profits are lower than expected or previously announced rather than a loss.[3] It was a finalist for taboo word of the year in Germany in 2001,[4] and in Austria in 2008.[5]
References
- ^ William Hill issues profit warning after Cheltenham and online losses, The Guardian, 23 March 2016, accessed 6 April 2016
- ^ Rolls-Royce share price plunges after latest profit warning, The Guardian, 12 November 2015, accessed 6 April 2016
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, Profit warning, accessed 18 May 2017
- ^ Die Unwörter von 2000 bis 2009 Archived 2016-03-25 at the Wayback Machine, Unwort des Jahres, accessed 18 May 2017
- ^ Pressemitteilung Archived 2017-12-16 at the Wayback Machine, Press release, accessed 18 May 2017
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