Operating Income (EBIT)
Also called: EBIT, operating profit, earnings before interest and tax
Operating income is profit from core operations, before interest and tax. It answers whether the business itself works, independent of how it's financed. It sits between gross profit and net income, and the gap between it and EBITDA is depreciation and amortisation — which matters enormously for capital-intensive businesses where that charge represents real, recurring replacement spending.
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