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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Gpross / Opross
Dear experts,
I cannot find the meaning of words anywhere on the Internet. This is a speech of a financial director telling about the company's results:
However we are making great progress in terms of profitability, so lets talk about two new records in Q1.
One, our Gpross at 32.4% is our best ever first quarter, and our Opross of 14.7 is the best first quarter for five years, so what does all this mean?
What do these words mean? I have no clue. Please help!
Best,
Josh
I cannot find the meaning of words anywhere on the Internet. This is a speech of a financial director telling about the company's results:
However we are making great progress in terms of profitability, so lets talk about two new records in Q1.
One, our Gpross at 32.4% is our best ever first quarter, and our Opross of 14.7 is the best first quarter for five years, so what does all this mean?
What do these words mean? I have no clue. Please help!
Best,
Josh
Top answer
You probably misheard him. Perhaps he said gross profits and not gpross. I don't know what would sound like opros.
- You probably misheard him.
- Perhaps he said gross profits and not gpross.
- I don't know what would sound like opros.
- Clive
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You probably misheard him. Perhaps he said gross profits and not gpross.
I don't know what would sound like opros.
Clive
I don't know what would sound like opros.
Clive
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CliveYou probably misheard him. Perhaps he said gross profits and not gpross.I don't know what would sound like opros.CliveOn that analogy, possibly "operating profits", though I am not familiar with such an abbreviation myself. Anon, is this a speech that you heard, or one that you read? Maybe the whole thing got mangled: "pross" could have been intended as
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Thanks to both of you! In fact, this is a transcript of an actual speech the guy delivered before his team. I suspect that Gpross can mean something along the lines of "gross profit and loss", and Opross — "operating profit and loss". Your replies have been greatly helpful. Many thanks!
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I am not completely sure, Clive, but he could well be, because he is a top manager for one large British corporation. Those guys sometimes employ a language all of their own. Again, many thanks to both of you for contribution!
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