What is profitability?

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The profitability of the company is both a concept, the ability of the company to generate surpluses that come from material and financial resources that have been invested in the company and a measurement that takes the form of ratios that allow it to be qualified. It is essential to the sustainability of the company by ensuring the maintenance of production capital, the repayment of loans and sufficient remuneration of the capital invested by shareholders.

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Financial analysis, Financial management, Financial Policy

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CABY Jérôme
University Professor
IAE Paris-Sorbonne Business School

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