The Net Domestic Product (NDP) equals the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) minus depreciation on a country's Capital (economics) goods. This is an estimate of how much the country has to spend to maintain the current GDP. If the country is not able to replace the capital stock lost through depreciation, then GDP will fall. In addition, a growing gap between GDP and NDP indicates increasing obsolescence of capital goods, while a narrowing gap would mean that the condition of capital stock in the country is improving. This article is about GDP in the context of economics. ... Declining-balance depreciation of a $50,000 asset with $6,500 salvage value over 20 years. ... Capital has a number of related meanings in economics, finance and accounting. ... For other uses, see Stock (disambiguation). ...
In addition, a growing gap between GDP and NetDomesticProduct indicates increasing obsolescence of capital goods, while a narrowing gap would mean that the condition of capitalstock in the country is improving.
Net earnings are one of the most important measures of a company's performance, since the pursuit of earnings is the primary reason companies exist.
Net profit divided by net revenues, often expressed as a percentage.