Sentence:  As mass dealer and distributor organizations grow in size , there is every reason to expect them to try to share in the manufacturer 's as well as the distributor 's <WSD>profits</WSD> - which is , in effect , what the sale of private brands tends to do . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)