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Quantitative Finance · Glossary

What is Revenue per head, profit per head?

Also known as: revenue per head · profit per head

Definition 12.1 The Industry: Firms, Roles and Careers · Chapter 12 — Revenue and Profit across the Industry

Revenue per head is a firm’s revenue for a year, after the costs that pass straight through it to others, divided by its headcount; profit per head is a stated profit line (operating profit, profit before tax, or net profit) divided by the same headcount. Both are reported with the revenue or profit line, the basis of the headcount (at the year end, or the year’s average), the currency and the price level used.

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