All profits, both capital and income, that have been earned by a company. They are not necessarily equal to a company's reported profit, and in particular do not take account of the effects on profits of revaluation of assets. The Accounting Standards Board has proposed that companies disclosed in a note directly below the profit and loss account the amount of their realized profits.
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