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What is Gross Profit?

Companies need to generate profit to stay afloat. They do this by producing goods or services and selling them for more than it costs to produce them. This difference is the company’s gross profit: revenue minus the cost of producing goods or the services sold. If the number is positive, it means the company is selling efficiently; if it’s negative, it means the company is losing money.
Gross profit is a powerful indicator of a company’s production efficiency. How well is the company using labor and supplies to produce saleable goods at a profit? This is something investors will look …read more […]

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6 Best Railroad Stocks to Buy

Since the early days of the United States, railroads have played a critical role in helping the economy grow. The U.S. is one of the world’s largest countries by land area and railroads are crucial in transporting goods from one sea to the other (shining) sea. Already, investors have made billions by buying the best railroad stocks.
Today, there are about 140,000 miles of tracks laid on U.S. soil. The U.S. freight system is also generally considered the largest, safest and most cost-efficient in the world.
Even though airplanes can transport goods much more quickly, railroads remain a staple of transportation. In …read more […]