Company Profits — methodology

What this metric measures

Gross operating profits of private corporations, current prices, seasonally adjusted — the profit earned from ordinary business operations each quarter.

Why it matters: Profits fund investment, hiring and dividend income, and they are the corporate tax base. A sustained fall points to a weaker economy ahead.

Source & provenance

Publisher

ABS Business Indicators (Cat. 5676.0), QBIS M7.CUR.TOT

Update frequency

quarterly

Licence

CC BY 4.0

How the score is computed

The score is a 0–100 normalisation of the latest observation, compared to a baseline window. The traffic-light rating (RAG) reflects both the absolute level and the recent trend.

Direction

Higher is better

Trend window

24 months

Baseline

Last 10 years

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  "red_max_pct_of_baseline": 95,
  "amber_min_pct_of_baseline": 95,
  "green_min_pct_of_baseline": 102
}