Talk:Profitability

Profitability is The Ratio of sell to cost.

Ref. cited
Not linkspam; to see journal creds, check http://scholar.google.com/scholar?num=30&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=%22Technical+Analysis+of+STOCKS+%26+COMMODITIES+Magazine%22&btnG=Search Article cited defines components of the expression shown. The original article isn't cited, because to see it, you have to pay $$$. 68.221.0.14 14:07, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Bizarre
Ask 100 businesspeople anywhere in the world to define the commonly used term "profitability" and 99 or 100 would not come anywhere close to this definition. Something should be done here. Smallbones 09:10, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
 * For now I have posted a disputed banner. Someone should write an article about profitability in business and economics.  --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 15:43, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I wrote a definition and disputed banner was not suit for it. But I’m not native speaker, so you better check the text.Carn (talk) 08:58, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
 * This is ok as far as it goes. But then actual part covering the usual meaning of profitability is just a small part of the article profit, so I'll redirect there if nobody objects (and put the disputed banner back on for the time being).  The other method of dealing with this would be to go through a deletion proposal.
 * The "saleability" part is still from way out in left field. Do note that the two definitions given seem to contradict each other.  Smallbones (talk) 16:32, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
 * In russian profitability = profitableness = рентабельность ~ yield ~ expediency, expedience, utility, advisability - economic, financial term.
 * Saleability = salability ~ market grace ~ popularity ~ possibility of sale - marketing term.
 * They should be merged, i think.Carn (talk) 21:00, 12 May 2008 (UTC)