loss from continuing operations (urgent)

English translation: loss from continuing operations

11:55 May 23, 2005

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Bus/Financial - Accounting / US to UK English

English term or phrase: loss from continuing operations (urgent)

A revision of a press release from US to UK English. To me this doesn't sound right to UK ears in the original. Any suggestions for rephrasing?

XXX reported revenues of $2.6 billion in the 2004-2005 financial year, an increase of 11.4% over the previous year. This growth, coupled with the benefits from restructuring activities and productivity improvements during the industry downturn mentioned above, brought the company from a *loss from continuing operations* of $(42.0) million or $(0.28) per share the previous year to a profit of $11.7 million or $0.08 per share this year.

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turned a loss... the previous year into a profit of...

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Note added at 35 mins (2005-05-23 12:30:42 GMT)
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or \"allowed the company to turn...

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loss from continuing operations

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earned a profit of ...

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loss from continuing operations

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earned a profit of ...

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Xxxx reported revenues of $2.6 billion in the 2004-2005 financial year, an increase of 11.4% over the previous year. This growth, coupled with the benefits from restructuring activities and productivity improvements during the industry downturn mentioned above, earned the company a profit of $ 11.7 million (or $0.08 per share) from its continuing operations during the year. In contrast to this, last year the company had incurred a loss of $11.7 million (or $0.28 per share) from its continuing operations.

Balasubramaniam L.
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